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Chalcides augei

Osteichthyes - Scincidae

Taxonomy
Chalcides augei was named by Čerňanský et al. (2019). Its type specimen is ZIN PH 265/181, a partial skull (parietal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tagay 1, which is in a MN 5 lacustrine sandstone/claystone in the Tagay Khalagay Formation of the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Chalcides augei Čerňanský et al.

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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
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyScincidaeGray 1825
subfamilyScincinaeGray 1825
genusChalcidesLinnaeus 1758
speciesaugei

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.

Chalcides augei Čerňanský et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:25
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:25
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the MN 9 or 16.90000 to 9.67000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.98Austria (Styria) Scincoidea indet., Squamata indet. 1 (74538 74539)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Russian Federation (Irkutsk) Chalcides augei (type locality: 205812)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Hungary (Heves) Chalcides ocellatus (168132)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Heves) Chalcides ocellatus (168191)