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Dolichuranus primaevus

Anomodontia

Taxonomy
Dolichuranus primaevus was named by Keyser (1973). Its type specimen is CGP ⁄ 1 ⁄ 711, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is S slope, hill north of Etjo Mtn, which is in an Anisian terrestrial shale in the Omingonde Formation of Namibia.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Dolichuranus primaevus Keyser
1973Rhopalorhinus etionensis Keyser p. 4 fig. 5
2007Dolichuranus primaevus Damiani et al.

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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()
genusDolichuranus
speciesprimaevus

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.

Dolichuranus primaevus Keyser 1973
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Invalid names: Rhopalorhinus etionensis Keyser 1973 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Namibia Dolichuranus primaevus (type locality: 99454 99468) Rhopalorhinus etionensis (99453)