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Chelyoposuchus

Osteichthyes - Placodontia - Henodontidae

Taxonomy

Species
C. crassisquamatus (type species)
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Chelyoposuchus Kuhn p. 277
1971Chelyoposuchus Kuhn p. 21
1988Chelyoposuchus Carroll

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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
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlacodontiaCope 1871
suborderHenodontidaKuhn 1961
familyHenodontidaevon Huene 1936
genusChelyoposuchus

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.

G. †Chelyoposuchus Kuhn 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) C. crassisquamatus (139485)