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Paraeopentapodiscus intentus

Mammalia - Paraeopentapodiscidae

Taxonomy
Paraeopentapodiscus intentus was named by Ellenberger (1974). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is 75B, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Matsepe tracksite (zone B/1), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian crevasse splay siliciclastic in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Paraeopentapodiscus intentus Ellenberger pp. 134-135 figs. Pl. R, XXX
1984Paraeopentapodiscus intentus Olsen and Galton p. 110

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
familyParaeopentapodiscidae
genusParaeopentapodiscus
speciesintentus

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.

Paraeopentapodiscus intentus Ellenberger 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Lesotho (Mafeteng) Paraeopentapodiscus intentus (type locality: 149707)