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Parakannemeyeria ningwuensis

Anomodontia - Kannemeyeriidae

Taxonomy
Parakannemeyeria ningwuensis was named by Sun (1963). Its type specimen is IVPP V 983, a skull (Complete skull with lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hutaikou, 56160, Nwc E. D., Tachang, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Ermaying Formation of China.

Synonyms
  • Parakannemeyeria xingxianensis was named by Cheng (1980). Its type specimen is IGCAGS V317, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xingxian, which is in an Anisian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Ermaying Formation of China.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Parakannemeyeria ningwuensis by Li and Sun (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Parakannemeyeria ningwuensis Sun
1980Parakannemeyeria xingxianensis Cheng p. 147
2008Parakannemeyeria ningwuensis Li and Sun p. 400

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
speciesningwuensis

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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Invalid names: Parakannemeyeria xingxianensis Cheng 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

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 (Shanxi) Parakannemeyeria ningwuensis (type locality: 101166) Parakannemeyeria xingxianensis (143463)