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Saniwinae

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Saniwinae was named by Camp (1923). Its type is Saniwa.

It was assigned to Varanidae by Hay (1930), Gilmore (1943), McDowell and Bogert (1954), Brattstrom (1955), Kuhn (1966) and Stritzke (1983); and to Varanoidea by Rieppel and Grande (2007).

Subtaxa
Saniwa (syn. Thinosaurus) (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Saniwinae Camp
1930Saniwinae Hay p. 251
1943Saniwinae Gilmore p. 379
1954Saniwinae McDowell and Bogert p. 132
1955Saniwinae Brattstrom p. 145
1966Saniwinae Kuhn p. 57
1983Saniwinae Stritzke
2007Saniwinae Rieppel and Grande p. 644

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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
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
superfamilyVaranoideaGray 1827
subfamilySaniwinaeCamp 1923
subfamilySaniwinaeCamp 1923

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.

Subfm. †Saniwinae Camp 1923
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G. †Saniwa Leidy 1870
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†Saniwa edura Smith 2006
†Saniwa ensidens Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Saniwa brooksi Brattstrom 1955 [synonym], Saniwa major Leidy 1873 [synonym], Thinosaurus agilis Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus crassus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus grandis Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus leptodus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus paucidens Marsh 1872 [synonym]
†Saniwa orsmaelensis Dollo 1923
Invalid names: Thinosaurus Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. B. McDowell and C. M. Bogert 1954Palate toothed: a single coracoid emargination; postorbital not fused to post-frontal.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Reproduction: oviparoussuperf
Created: 2005-09-10 09:48:06
Modified: 2005-09-10 11:48:06
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Orellan or 63.80000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Saniwa sp., Palaeosaniwa canadensis (14886)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Saniwa orsmaelensis (68174)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Saniwa sp. (28490)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Champagne-Ardenne) Saniwa indet. (73387)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Saniwa indet. (35540) Saniwa orsmaelensis (35533)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Brabant) Saniwa orsmaelensis (35531)
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Saniwa sp. A (15451)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3Mexico (Baja California) Saniwa sp. (15671)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Saniwa ensidens (186899 186901) Saniwa sp. (15453 186898 186902 186903 186904 186905)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Saniwa ensidens (15853 85026 179977) Saniwa sp. (15534 15904 15908 15910) Saniwa sp. B (181313) Saniwa sp. CG-1, Saniwa sp. CG-2 (15458)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (North Dakota) Saniwa ensidens (15895)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) Saniwa sp., Saniwa orsmaelensis (84997)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) Saniwa indet. (179143)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Saniwa sp. (16396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Saniwa sp. (179980)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Saniwa crassa (16211 16234 16278) Saniwa ensidens (15837 16136 16210 27269 99835) Saniwa grandis (16431) Saniwa major (106325) Saniwa sp. (16296) Saniwa sp., Thinosaurus stenodon (16244) Thinosaurus paucidens, Thinosaurus leptodus, Thinosaurus grandis (16228) Thinosaurus stenodon (16433)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) Saniwa paucidens (118469) Thinosaurus crassus, Thinosaurus agilis (81455)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Saniwa sp. (16623)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Saniwa brooksi (16665 16702 16705 16706)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Saniwa crassa (179979)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Saniwa crassa (16606) Saniwa ensidens (16654) Saniwa sp. (222799) Thinosaurus paucidens (179978)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Saniwa brooksi (16786 16791)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Saniwa indet. (31736)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Saniwa indet. (12854)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Saniwa edura (16991)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.2 - 15.97France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Saniwa sp. (179194)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Saniwa indet. (179967)