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Palatobaena knellerorum

Reptilia - Baenidae

Taxonomy
Palatobaena knellerorum was named by Lyson et al. (2021). Its type specimen is DMNH EPV.134081, a skull (complete cranium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is DMNH 8729, which is in a Puercan channel sandstone in the Denver Formation of Colorado.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Palatobaena knellerorum Lyson et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
—Paracryptodira
familyBaenidaeCope 1882
—Baenodda()
—Palatobaeninae()
genusPalatobaena
speciesknellerorum

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.

†Palatobaena knellerorum Lyson et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Colorado) Palatobaena sp. (209958 type locality: 210031)