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Parakannemeyeria shenmuensis

Anomodontia - Kannemeyeriidae

Taxonomy
Parakannemeyeria shenmuensis was named by Cheng (1980). Its type specimen is IGCAGS V 318, a partial skeleton (Incomplete skull, 1 cervical, 2 dorsal, 3 fused sacral vertebrae, sternum and right humerus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Luojiatan, Shenmu, which is in an Anisian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Ermaying Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Parakannemeyeria shenmuensis Cheng p. 150 figs. 34-36
2008Parakannemeyeria shenmuensis Li and Sun p. 401

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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
genusParakannemeyeria
speciesshenmuensis

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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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Shaanxi) Parakannemeyeria shenmuensis (type locality: 143455)