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Silesaurus

Osteichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Silesaurus Dzik pp. 560-561 figs. 1-14
2006Silesaurus Ezcurra p. 657 fig. 3
2007Silesaurus Irmis et al. p. 361 fig. 3
2009Silesaurus Martínez and Alcober p. 11 fig. 10
2010Silesaurus Langer et al.
2010Silesaurus Nesbitt et al. p. 95
2011Silesaurus Nesbitt fig. 52
2012Silesaurus Kammerer et al. pp. 281-282 fig. 4
2016Silesaurus Griffin and Nesbitt p. 4
2016Silesaurus Martínez et al. p. 8 fig. 4
2019Silesaurus Martz and Small p. 53

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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
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Ornithischia()
Sulcimentisauria
genusSilesaurus

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.

G. †Silesaurus Dzik 2003
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Silesaurus opolensis Dzik 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: herbivoreg
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-04 09:41:51
Modified: 2009-01-04 11:41:51
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Dzik 2003

Age range: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Poland (Opole) Archosauria indet. (61450) S. opolensis (61448)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Poland (Opole) S. opolensis (61449)