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Barrancapus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Barrancapus was named by Hunt et al. (1993). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Barrancapus cresapi.

It was assigned to Archosauria by Hunt et al. (1993); and to Prosauropoda by Hunt and Lucas (2007).

Species
B. cresapi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Barrancapus Hunt et al. p. 200
2007Barrancapus Hunt and Lucas p. 222

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha(Huene 1932)
Bagualosauria
Plateosauria()
Anchisauria
Prosauropoda()
genusBarrancapus

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. †Barrancapus Hunt et al. 1993
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Barrancapus cresapi Hunt et al. 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Created: 2005-09-15 11:05:47
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:40:20
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Norman and Weishampel 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) B. sp. (84187)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (New Mexico) B. cresapi (83958)