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Tritylodon longaevus

Tritylodontidae

Taxonomy
Tritylodon longaevus was named by Owen (1884). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Thaba Tseou, which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial horizon in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Tritylodon longaevus Owen
1928Tritylodon longaevus Perrier p. 3085
1928Tritylodon longaevus Simpson p. 11 figs. 1-2
1940Tritylodon longaevus Huene p. 8

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
familyTritylodontidaeCope 1884
genusTritylodon
specieslongaevus

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.

Tritylodon longaevus Owen 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Lesotho (Mafeteng) Tritylodon longaevus (type locality: 105240)