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Brachyzostrodon coupatezi

Morganucodonta - Morganucodontidae

Taxonomy
Brachyzostrodon coupatezi was named by Sigogneau-Russell (1983). Its type specimen is SNP 100, a tooth (lower tight (?) molar), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, which is in a Rhaetian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Grès à Avicula contorta Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Brachyzostrodon coupatezi Sigogneau-Russell p. 238 figs. 1-2, 7-9; Pl. 1-2
1991Brachyzostrodon coupatezi Hahn et al. p. 238
2004Brachyzostrodon coupatezi Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 165, 179

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
orderMorganucodontaKermack et al. 1973
familyMorganucodontidae
genusBrachyzostrodon
speciescoupatezi

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.

Brachyzostrodon coupatezi Sigogneau-Russell 1983
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Sigogneau-Russell 1983Comme pour le genre; grande taille.
G. Hahn et al. 1991Teeth massive. Main cusp a relatively short and high. Length of theeth 1,7 to 2,2 mm.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2011-04-24 23:35:11
Modified: 2011-04-24 08:35:11
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Lorraine) Brachyzostrodon coupatezi (type locality: 36106)