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Lophocranion rusingense

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Lophocranion rusingense was named by Charig and Gans (1990). It is the type species of Lophocranion.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Lophocranion rusingense Charig and Gans pp. 29-35 figs. 4-6

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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()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
—Amphisbaeniformes
—Amphisbaenidae(Gray 1865)
genusLophocranion
speciesrusingense

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.

†Lophocranion rusingense Charig and Gans 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:44
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:44
Source: f = family, infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Kenya Lophocranion rusingense (63507)