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Paratetrasauropus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Paratetrasauropus was named by Ellenberger (1972). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was synonymized subjectively with Brachychirotherium by Klein and Lucas (2021).

It was assigned to Ornithischia by Ellenberger (1972); to Prosauropoda by Romero Molina et al. (2003); and to Crocodilomorphi by D'Orazi Porchetti and Nicosia (2007).

Species
P. seakensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Paratetrasauropus Ellenberger p. 57
2003Paratetrasauropus Romero Molina et al. p. 24
2007Paratetrasauropus D'Orazi Porchetti and Nicosia p. 235

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
genusParatetrasauropus

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. †Paratetrasauropus Ellenberger 1972
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†Paratetrasauropus seakensis Ellenberger 1970
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. D'Orazi Porchetti and U. Nicosia 2007Quadrupedal track showing a rounded manus and a tetradactyl pes. The pes is larger than the manus (2/1), and shows a rounded “heel” with the convexity oriented backward. The pes is entaxonic, with digits II and III equally developed and larger than digits I and IV. Digit IV is the smallest. Pace angulation: about 125°.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Lesotho (Quthing) Tetrasauropus seakensis (56003)