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Sauripterus taylori

Rhizodontiformes - Rhizodontidae

Taxonomy
Sauripterus taylori was named by Hall (1843). It is the type species of Sauripterus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Sauripterus taylori Hall p. 683
1902Sauripterus taylori Hay p. 361
2004Sauripterus taylori Davis et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassRhizodontida(Andrews and Westoll 1970)
orderRhizodontiformesAndrews and Westoll 1970
familyRhizodontidaeTraquair 1881
genusSauripterus()
speciestayloriHall 1843

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.

†Sauripterus taylori Hall 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Devonian or 419.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Sauripterus taylori (136079)