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Parasaniwa wyomingensis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Parasaniwa wyomingensis was named by Gilmore (1928). Its type specimen is USNM 10797, a mandible (fragmentary left dentary with one complete and two broken teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lance Creek (AMNH 1892 general), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Parasaniwa.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Parasaniwa wyomingensis Gilmore p. 85 figs. Pl. 26, figs 10, 12
1928Parasaniwa obtusa Gilmore p. 86 figs. 57; Pl. 26:10, 12
1930Parasaniwa obtusa Hay p. 252
1930Parasaniwa wyomingensis Hay p. 252
1964Parasaniwa wyomingensis Estes p. 129
1970Parasaniwa wyomingensis Estes and Berberian p. 5
1983Parasaniwa wyomingensis Estes p. 172 figs. 44e-g
1989Parasaniwa wyomingensis Bryant p. 47
2012Parasaniwa wyomingensis Longrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
genusParasaniwa
specieswyomingensis

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.

†Parasaniwa wyomingensis Gilmore 1928
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Invalid names: Parasaniwa obtusa Gilmore 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-10 09:54:40
Modified: 2005-09-10 11:54:40
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Head 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Judithian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (14430)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (14489)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Coahuila) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (154244)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (14446)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (14519 14538 14566 14577)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (14535 14568 14582 14639)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (14630)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (14537 192251)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (14655)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (14585) Parasaniwa wyomingensis, Parasaniwa obtusa (type locality: 180016)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (14569)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Parasaniwa wyomingensis (13142)