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Ruthiromia
Taxonomy
Ruthiromia was named by Eberth and Brinkman (1983). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Varanopseidae by Eberth and Brinkman (1983) and Reisz (1986); and to Varanodontinae by Spindler et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Varanopseidae by Eberth and Brinkman (1983) and Reisz (1986); and to Varanodontinae by Spindler et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Ruthiromia Eberth and Brinkman p. 2 |
| 1986 | Ruthiromia Reisz |
| 2018 | Ruthiromia Spindler et al. |
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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. †Ruthiromia Eberth and Brinkman 1983
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†Ruthiromia elcobriensis Eberth and Brinkman 1983
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. A. Eberth and D. Brinkman 1983 | A large varanopseid distinguished from all other members of the family in the following features: linear measurements approximately 30 percent greater than those of Varanodon, previously the largest known varanopseid; the first eight centra directly anterior to the pelvis deeply pinched-in laterally, just below the level of the notochordal pit, giving the centra an hour-glass appearance when seen in cross section; each of the eight centra displays a broad rounded ventral surface; the delto-pectoral crest of the humerus is massively developed and continues distally as a sharp ridge below the area of pectoralis muscle insertion; the neck of the astragulus represents 35 percent of the total height of that element. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||