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Vellbergia

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Vellbergia was named by Sobral et al. (2020). Its type is Vellbergia bartholomaei.

It was assigned to Lepidosauromorpha by Sobral et al. (2020).

Species
V. bartholomaei (type species)
Entered
by T. Cleary on 2020-03-05; modified by T. Cleary on 2020-03-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Vellbergia Sobral et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
RankNameAuthor
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
—Neodiapsida
—SauriaGauthier 1984
—Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
—Euarchonta
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
genusVellbergia

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. †Vellbergia Sobral et al. 2020
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†Vellbergia bartholomaei Sobral et al. 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order
References: Nowak 1999, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: Longobardian or 239.48000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) V. bartholomaei (101875)