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Arribasaurus

Osteichthyes - Ophiacodontidae

Taxonomy
Arribasaurus was named by Williston (1914). Its type is Dimetrodon navajovicus.

It was assigned to Poliosauridae by Hay (1930).

Entered
by M. Carrano on 2020-05-26; modified by M. Carrano on 2020-05-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Arribasaurus Williston
1930Arribasaurus Hay p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
suborderEupelycosauria
familyOphiacodontidaeNopsca 1923
genusArribasaurusWilliston 1914

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. †Arribasaurus Williston 1914
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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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available