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Xiyukannemeyeria brevirostris

Anomodontia - Kannemeyeriidae

Taxonomy
Parakannemeyeria brevirostris was named by Sun (1978). Its type specimen is IVPP V 4457, a partial skeleton (Skull with lower jaws, humerus, radius and ulna), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huangshanjie, Fukang, which is in a Triassic terrestrial siliciclastic in the Kelamayi Formation of China. It is the type species of Xiyukannemeyeria.

It was recombined as Xiyukannemeyeria brevirostris by Liu and Li (2003) and Li and Sun (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Parakannemeyeria brevirostris Sun p. 49 figs. 1-7
2003Xiyukannemeyeria brevirostris Liu and Li p. 153
2008Xiyukannemeyeria brevirostris Li and Sun p. 403

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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()
familyKannemeyeriidaeHuene 1948
genusXiyukannemeyeria
speciesbrevirostris()

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.

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Measurements
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Xinjiang) Xiyukannemeyeria brevirostris (88066)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0China (Xinjiang) Parakannemeyeria brevirostris (type locality: 143379)