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Calleonasus

Anomodontia - Dicynodontidae

Taxonomy
Calleonasus was named by Kalandadze (1985) [Named by Kalandadze in Kalandadze & Sennikov 1985.]. Its type is Calleonasus furvus.

It was assigned to Kannemeyeroidea by Kalandadze and Sennikov (1985); and to Kannemeyeriinae by Battail and Surkov (2000) and Ivakhnenko (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Calleonasus Kalandadze p. 79
1985Calleonasus Kalandadze and Sennikov p. 79
2000Calleonasus Battail and Surkov
2008Calleonasus Ivakhnenko

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
familyDicynodontidaeOwen 1859
subfamilyKannemeyeriinaeHuene 1948
genusCalleonasusKalandadze 1985

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. †Calleonasus Kalandadze 1985
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. N. Kalandadze and A. G. Sennikov 1985Large dicynodont. Nasal bone large, thick, and rounded-rhombic in outline. Lateral thickening thick and ridge-like. Longitudinal groove deep and sharply expressed. Vast median thickening reaches maximum thickness in region of suture between paired nasal bones. Dorsal surface of bone torulose, with largest tubercles located on thickenings.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:45
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983
Collections
No collection or age range data are available