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Saniwa edura

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Saniwa edura was named by Smith (2006). Its type specimen is PTRM 5379, a mandible, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Medicine Pole Hills, which is in a Chadronian channel sandstone in the Chadron Formation of North Dakota.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Saniwa edura Smith p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
superfamilyVaranoideaGray 1827
subfamilySaniwinaeCamp 1923
genusSaniwa
speciesedura

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.

Saniwa edura Smith 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreg
Reproduction: oviparoussuperf
Created: 2005-09-16 14:07:29
Modified: 2005-09-16 16:07:29
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gilmore 1928, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Saniwa edura (type locality: 16991)