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Caninosaurus

Osteichthyes - Polyglyphanodontidae

Taxonomy
Caninosaurus was named by Wang et al. (2025). Its type is Caninosaurus ganzhouensis.

It was assigned to Polyglyphanodontidae by Wang et al. (2025).

Species
C. ganzhouensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Caninosaurus Wang et al.

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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
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Scincomorpha()
—PolyglyphanodontiaAlifanov 2000
familyPolyglyphanodontidaeGilmore 1942
genusCaninosaurus

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. †Caninosaurus Wang et al. 2025
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†Caninosaurus ganzhouensis Wang et al. 2025
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Wang et al. 2025As for the type and only species.
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, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2China (Jiangxi) C. ganzhouensis (275762)