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Psephosauriscus

Reptilia - Placodontia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Psephosauriscus Rieppel
2010Psephosauriscus Kear et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlacodontiaCope 1871
suborderCyamodontoideaNopcsa 1923
genusPsephosauriscusRieppel 2002

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.

G. †Psephosauriscus Rieppel 2002
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Psephosauriscus mosis Brotzen 1957
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Invalid names: Psephosaurus mosis Brotzen 1956 [replaced]
Psephosauriscus rhombifer Rieppel 2002
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Invalid names: Psephosaurus rhombifer Haas 1959 [replaced]
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Invalid names: Psephosaurus sinaiticus Haas 1959 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Israel Psephosaurus mosis (63924)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Israel P. sinaiticus, P. ramonensis (149344)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Israel (Negev) Psephosaurus mosis (214648)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Egypt (Shamal Sina) Psephosaurus rhombifer (75278) Psephosaurus sinaiticus (75279)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Saudi Arabia P. sp. (149548)