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Biseridens qilianicus

Anomodontia

Taxonomy
Biseridens qilianicus was named by Li and Cheng (1997). Its type specimen is IGCAGS V 362, a partial skull (includes posterior portion of left lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dashankou locality, which is in a Roadian fluvial mudstone in the Qingtoushan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Biseridens qilianicus Li and Cheng pp. 269, 278 figs. 1, 2; Pls. I, II
2001Biseridens qilianicus Li p. 47
2008Biseridens qilianicus Li and Sun p. 380

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
genusBiseridens
speciesqilianicus

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.

Biseridens qilianicus Li and Cheng 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Li and Z. Cheng 1997see generic diagnosis
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:20
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:20
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Gansu) Biseridens qilianicus (type locality: 85431)