| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Palmulasaurus quadratus
Taxonomy
Palmula quadratus was named by Albright et al. (2007). Its type specimen is MNA V9442, a partial skeleton (anterior part of rostrum, anterior part of mandible, fragment of articular, fragment of occipital condyle, partial right coracoid, partial right scapula, comple), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Near Big Water, Tropic Shale (MNA loc. 1494), which is in a Turonian marine shale in the Tropic Shale Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Palmula, Palmulasaurus, Palmula.
It was recombined as Palmulasaurus quadratus by Albright et al. (2007).
It was recombined as Palmulasaurus quadratus by Albright et al. (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Palmula quadratus Albright et al. pp. 42-47 figs. 3-6 |
| 2007 | Palmulasaurus quadratus Albright et al. p. 1051 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Palmulasaurus quadratus Albright et al. 2007
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. B. Albright et al. 2007 | Small as an adult; smaller than AMM 98.1.1 from South Dakota and UMUT MV 19965 from Japan; distinctly polygonal (i.e., nearly equi-dimensional) radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula, unlike short and broad epipodials of all other polycotylids exclusive of Palmulainae, subfam. nov. |