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Woutersia

Osteichthyes - Symmetrodonta - Woutersiidae

Taxonomy
Woutersia was named by Sigogneau-Russell (1983). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Woutersiidae.

It was assigned to Kuehneotheriidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Woutersiidae by Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn (1995), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Woutersia Sigogneau-Russell
1995Woutersia Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn p. 246
1997Woutersia McKenna and Bell
2004Woutersia Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 345, 365 fig. 9.9

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderSymmetrodontaSimpson 1925
familyWoutersiidae
genusWoutersiaSigogneau-Russell 1983

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. †Woutersia Sigogneau-Russell 1983
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Woutersia butleri Sigogneau-Russell and Hahn 1995
Woutersia mirabilis Sigogneau-Russell 1983
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Sigogneau-Russell and R. Hahn 1995Lower molars compact, with a large lingual median cusp g; cusp e nearly as large as cusps b and c; cusp a relatively lower than in Kuehneotherium praecursoris Kermack et al. 1968, and divided longitudinally by two vertical sulci; anterior and posterior labial cingula present; talonid shorter than in Kuehneotherium, with cusp d little developed
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Lorraine) W. mirabilis (92109) W. mirabilis, W. butleri (36106)