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Pseudopus confertus

Osteichthyes - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Pseudopus confertus was named by Klembara and Rummel (2018). Its type specimen is NMP Pv 10028, a partial skull (frontal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Merkur-North, which is in a Burdigalian fluvial-lacustrine marl/coal in the Most Formation of Czechia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Pseudopus rugosus Klembara p. 179
2018Pseudopus confertus Klembara and Rummel p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAnguinaeGray 1825
genusPseudopus
speciesconfertus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Pseudopus confertus Klembara and Rummel 2018
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Invalid names: Pseudopus rugosus Klembara 2015 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:37
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:25:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Czechia (Ústí nad Labem) Pseudopus rugosus (type locality: 48173)