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Ericiolacerta

Osteichthyes - Therocephalia - Ericiolacertidae

Taxonomy
Ericiolacerta was named by Watson (1931). It is not extant. Its type is Ericiolacerta parva.

It was assigned to Ericiolacertidae by Carroll (1988), Ivakhnenko (2011).

Species
E. parva (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Ericiolacerta Watson
1988Ericiolacerta Carroll
2011Ericiolacerta Ivakhnenko

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderTherocephalia
—EutherocephaliaHopson and Barghusen 1986
superfamilyBaurioideaBroom 1911
—Bauriamorpha(Watson)
familyEriciolacertidaeWatson and Romer 1956
genusEriciolacertaWatson 1931

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. †Ericiolacerta Watson 1931
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†Ericiolacerta parva Watson 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:57
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Olenekian or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7South Africa (East Cape) E. parva (188978)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Antarctica E. parva (87410)
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7South Africa (Free State) E. parva (88282)