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Pterosphenus biswasi

Reptilia - Palaeophiidae

Taxonomy
Pterosphenus biswasi was named by Rage et al. (2003). Its type specimen is RUSB 2784-4 (single trunk vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Panandhro Mine, HD Pit, which is in a Bartonian mire/swamp shale in the Panandhro Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Pterosphenus biswasi Rage et al.
2005Pterosphenus biswasi Parmley and DeVore

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyPalaeophiidae()
genusPterosphenus
speciesbiswasi

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.

†Pterosphenus biswasi Rage et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLg
Adult length: 1000 to < 10^4g
Environment: coastal, oceanic, marine, brackishg
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: aquaticg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-10 11:11:02
Modified: 2005-09-10 13:11:02
Source: g = genus, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Holman 2000

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71India (Gujarat) Pterosphenus biswasi (type locality: 48074 48075)