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Cymbospondylus petrinus

Reptilia - Cymbospondylidae

Taxonomy
Cymbospondylus petrinus was named by Leidy (1868). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Cymbospondylus petrinus Leidy
1902Cymbospondylus petrinus Merriam p. 106 figs. Pl. 16, figs. 4 and 5
1908Cymbospondylus petrinus Merriam p. 104
1930Cymbospondylus petrinus Hay p. 125
1999Cymbospondylus petrinus Motani fig. 1
2000Cymbospondylus petrinus Maisch and Matzke p. 64
2010Cymbospondylus petrinus Maisch

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
—Hueneosauria
suborderLongipinnatiHuene 1948
familyCymbospondylidaevon Huene 1948
genusCymbospondylusLeidy 1868
speciespetrinus

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000"Postorbital skull segment very long, longer than orbit, postfrontal extends far beyond orbit, excluded from orbital margin by postorbital, humerus long and slender, ulna with posterior notch, more than 65 presacral vertebrae, dorsal vertebral centra more than twice as high as long."
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Triassic or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Triassic251.902 - 201.4USA (Nevada) Cymbospondylus petrinus (101860)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0USA (Nevada) Cymbospondylus petrinus (34267 107398)