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Kenyasaurinae

Osteichthyes - Tangasauridae

Taxonomy
Kenyasaurinae was named by Currie (1982).

It was assigned to Tangasauridae by Currie (1982), Benton (1985).

Subtaxa
Kenyasaurus
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2007-01-18; modified by T. Liebrecht on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Kenyasaurinae Currie
1985Kenyasaurinae Benton p. 157

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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
—Neodiapsida
—Younginiformes(Romer 1933)
superfamilyYounginoideaCurrie 1982
familyTangasauridaeHaughton 1924
subfamilyKenyasaurinaeCurrie 1982
subfamilyKenyasaurinaeCurrie 1982

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.

Subfm. †Kenyasaurinae Currie 1982
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G. †Kenyasaurus Harris and Carroll 1977
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†Kenyasaurus mariakaniensis Harris and Carroll 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Olenekian or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7Kenya (Coast) Kenyasaurus mariakaniensis (87220)