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Lycosaurus pardalis

Osteichthyes - Gorgonopidae

Taxonomy
Lycosaurus pardalis was named by Owen (1876). It is not extant. Its type locality is Sneeuberg Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Lycosaurus pardalis Owen
1913Lycosaurus pardalis Broom

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
familyGorgonopidae(Lydekker 1890)
genusLycosaurusOwen 1876
speciespardalisOwen 1876

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.

†Lycosaurus pardalis Owen 1876
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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: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:07
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:07
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Eastern Cape) Lycosaurus pardalis (type locality: 177606)