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Ianthodon schultzei

Taxonomy
Ianthodon schultzei was named by Kissel and Reisz (2004). Its type specimen is KUVP 133735, a partial skull (Skull roof, which is much flattened and partially disarticulated), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Garnett Quarry, which is in a Missourian fine channel fill mudstone in the Stanton Formation of Kansas. It is the type species of Ianthodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Ianthodon schultzei Kissel and Reisz
2015Ianthodon schultzei Spindler et al. p. 18

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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
suborderEupelycosauria
SphenacomorphaIvakhnenko 2003
suborderSphenacodontia
genusIanthodon
speciesschultzei

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.

Ianthodon schultzei Kissel and Reisz 2004
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. A. Kissel and R. R. Reisz 2004Small sphenacodontian characterized by the presence of distinctive, conical marginal dentition with densely packed longitudinal fluting on the lingual surface that extends to the tip of each tooth, an unusually tall lacrimal bone, and location of the pineal foramen at the approximate midpoint of the median parietal suture.
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: Missourian or 305.90000 to 303.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian305.9 - 303.4USA (Kansas) Ianthodon schultzei (type locality: 80784)