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Smithosaurus echzellensis

Osteichthyes - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Smithosaurus echzellensis was named by Vasilyan et al. (2022). Its type specimen is UMJGP 204.749 (parietal) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Echzell, which is in an Orleanian terrestrial tuff in Germany. It is the type species of Smithosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Smithosaurus echzellensis Vasilyan 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
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAnguinaeGray 1825
genusSmithosaurus
speciesechzellensis

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.

Smithosaurus echzellensis Vasilyan et al. 2022
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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: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:37
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:25:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Orleanian or 20.00000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Germany (Hesse) Smithosaurus echzellensis (type locality: 228327)