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Glaucosaurus

Osteichthyes - Edaphosauridae

Taxonomy

Species
G. megalops (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Glaucosaurus Williston p. 575
1930Glaucosaurus Hay p. 47
1986Glaucosaurus Reisz
1988Glaucosaurus Carroll
2012Glaucosaurus Benson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
suborderEupelycosauria
familyEdaphosauridae
genusGlaucosaurus

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. †Glaucosaurus Williston 1915
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Glaucosaurus megalops Williston 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Texas) G. megalops (28242)