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Eodromaeus murphi

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Eodromaeus murphi was named by Martinez et al. (2011). Its type specimen is PVSJ 560, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Eodromaeus type, Valle de la Luna, which is in a Carnian terrestrial horizon in the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Eodromaeus murphi Martinez et al. p. 206 figs. 2B-C, E, G
2014Eodromaeus murphi Hendrickx and Mateus p. 19
2014Eodromaeus murphi Marzola and Dalla Vecchia p. 13
2015Eodromaeus murphi Nesbitt and Ezcurra p. 516
2016Eodromaeus murphi Martínez et al. p. 4
2017Eodromaeus murphi Ezcurra p. 513
2017Eodromaeus murphi Martinez and Apaldetti p. 501

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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
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
genusEodromaeus
speciesmurphi

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.

Eodromaeus murphi Martinez et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. N. Martinez et al. 2011Basal theropod with no more than 11 maxillary teeth, caniniform maxillary crowns more than three times the basal mesiodistal width near the anterior end of the tooth row, fine serrations (~nine per millimeter) on mesial and distal margins, ventrally convex maxillary alveolar margin, very shallow jugal suborbital ramus, centrale in carpus between the radiale and distal carpal 1, large distal carpal 5 overlapping distal carpal 4 with a posteroventral heel; pubic apron with sinuous lateral margin, and pubic foot with squared posterior margin.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Argentina (San Juan) Eodromaeus murphi (type locality: 102380)