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Varanops brevirostris

Osteichthyes - Varanopidae

Taxonomy
Varanosaurus brevirostris was named by Williston (1911). Its type specimen is FMNH (WM) 644 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Indian Creek, 35 (Arroyo Formation), which is in a Kungurian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in the Arroyo Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Varanoops.

It was recombined as Varanoops brevirostris by Williston (1914), Hay (1930); it was recombined as Varanops brevirostris by Reisz (1986), Maddin et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Varanosaurus brevirostris Williston
1914Varanoops brevirostris Williston
1930Varanoops brevirostris Hay p. 48
1986Varanops brevirostris Reisz
2006Varanops brevirostris Maddin et al. p. 957

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
suborderEupelycosauria
familyVaranopidae()
—Neovaranopsia
subfamilyVaranodontinae
genusVaranops(Williston 1914)
speciesbrevirostris(Williston 1911)

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.

†Varanops brevirostris Williston 1911
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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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Leonardian to the top of the Kungurian or 286.00000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Oklahoma) Varanopseidae indet. (67862)
Leonardian286.0 - 274.4USA (Texas) Varanops brevirostris (68171)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Varanosaurus brevirostris (type locality: 28264)