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Diphydontosaurus avonis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Diphydontosaurus avonis was named by Whiteside (1986). Its type specimen is BU 23760, a mandible (right dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tytherington Quarry, Fissure 2 (Bristol Channel), which is in a Carnian fissure fill limestone/marl in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Diphydontosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Diphydontosaurus avonis Whiteside pp. 383-384 figs. 28, Pl. 6
1995Diphydontosaurus avonis Duffin p. 37

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Eosuchia()
—Neodiapsida
—SauriaGauthier 1984
—Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
superorderLepidosauria()
—Sphenodontia()
genusDiphydontosaurus
speciesavonis

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.

†Diphydontosaurus avonis Whiteside 1986
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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: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 20:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Rhaetian or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3United Kingdom (England) Diphydontosaurus avonis (type locality: 46889 176263 176266)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) Diphydontosaurus avonis, Clevosaurus sp. (51970)