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Teratosaurus bengalensis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Teratosaurus bengalensis was named by Das-Gupta (1928). Its type locality is Deoli, which is in an Induan/Smithian fluvial sandstone in the Panchet Formation of India.

Entered
by M. Carrano on 2004-06-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Teratosaurus bengalensis Das-Gupta pp. 476-479 figs. 5-6
1970Teratosaurus bengalensis Steel p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Rauisuchidae(Huene 1942)
genusTeratosaurus
speciesbengalensis

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.

†Teratosaurus bengalensis Das-Gupta 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Benton 1983, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Smithian or 251.90200 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Smithian251.902 - 248.1India (West Bengal) Teratosaurus bengalensis (type locality: 117188)