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Proegernia mikebulli

Osteichthyes - Scincidae

Taxonomy
Proegernia mikebulli was named by Thorn et al. (2021). Its type specimen is SAM P57502, a mandible (near complete right dentary; 27 tooth loci, 14 of which bear teeth.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Billeroo Creek Site 2, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine claystone/siltstone in the Namba Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Proegernia mikebulli Thorn et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyScincidaeGray 1825
subfamilyLygosominaeMittleman 1952
genusProegernia
speciesmikebulli

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.

Proegernia mikebulli Thorn et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:25
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:25
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) Proegernia mikebulli (type locality: 215782 224280 224282)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Asutralia) Proegernia mikebulli (224281)