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Planicoxa venenica

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Planicoxa venenica was named by DiCroce and Carpenter (2001). Its type specimen is DMNH 42504 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tony's Bone Bed (DMNS 2182), which is in an Aptian lacustrine limestone/mudstone in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Planicoxa venenica DiCroce and Carpenter p. 190 figs. 13.3-13.6
2004Planicoxa venenica Norman p. 414
2005Planicoxa venecia Swanson et al. p. 31
2009Planticoxa venenica Galton p. 215
2010Planicoxa venenica Carpenter and Ishida p. 152–153
2010Planicoxa venenica McDonald et al. p. 32
2013Planicoxa venenica Kirkland p. 3
2013Planicoxa venenica Zheng et al.
2015Planicoxa venenica Verdú et al. p. 256
2016Planicoxa venenica Fuentes Vidarte et al. p. 438
2016Planicoxa venenica Kirkland et al. p. 38
2017Planicoxa venenica Kirkland p. 4
2019Planicoxa venenica Herne et al. p. 579
2022Planicoxa venenica Ji and Zhang p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Ornithischia()
Genasauria
Cerapoda
Ornithopoda()
Clypeodonta
Iguanodontia()
genusPlanicoxa
speciesvenenica

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.

Planicoxa venenica DiCroce and Carpenter 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
femur circumference2204.9200.0210.0205.07.07

Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:40:05
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:40:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0USA (Utah) Planicoxa venenica (type locality: 51919)