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Wapitisaurus

Reptilia - Weigeltisauridae

Taxonomy
Wapitisaurus was named by Brinkman (1988). It is not extant. Its type is Wapitisaurus problematicus.

It was assigned to Weigeltisauridae by Brinkman (1988).

Species
W. problematicus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Wapitisaurus Brinkman p. 951

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Eosuchia()
—Neodiapsida
familyWeigeltisauridaeKuhn 1939
genusWapitisaurus

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. †Wapitisaurus Brinkman 1988
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†Wapitisaurus problematicus Brinkman 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) W. problematicus (85452)