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Oudenodon sakamenensis

Anomodontia - Cryptodontidae

Taxonomy
Oudenodon sakamenensis was named by Mazin and King (1991). Its type specimen is PVHR 288, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Between Ranohira and Benenitra, which is in a Lopingian marine sandstone in the Lower Sakamena Formation of Madagascar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Oudenodon sakamenensis Mazin and King p. 841 figs. 2-3

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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
familyCryptodontidae()
Oudenodontidae()
genusOudenodon
speciessakamenensis

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.

Oudenodon sakamenensis Mazin and King 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:20
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:20
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lopingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Madagascar (Ihorombe) Oudenodon sakamenensis (type locality: 171355)