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Konkasaurus mahalana

Osteichthyes - Cordylidae

Taxonomy
Konkasaurus mahalana was named by Krause et al. (2003). It is not extant. Its type specimen is University of Antananarivo 8715. Its type locality is MAD93-33 (SUNY), which is in a Maastrichtian channel sandstone in the Maevarano Formation of Madagascar. It is the type species of Konkasaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Konkasaurus mahalana Krause et al. pp. 843-851 figs. 1-6

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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()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyCordylidaeGray 1837
genusKonkasaurus
speciesmahalana

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.

Konkasaurus mahalana Krause et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Konkasaurus mahalana (type locality: 32366)