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Macrocnemus obristi

Reptilia - Tanystropheidae

Taxonomy
Macrocnemus obristi was named by Fraser and Furrer (2013). Its type specimen is PIMUZ A/III 1467, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Ducanfurgga, Davos, which is in a Fassanian marine shale in the Prosanto Formation of Switzerland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Macrocnemus obristi Fraser and Furrer

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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()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
familyTanystropheidaeGervais 1859
genusMacrocnemus()
speciesobristi

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.

Macrocnemus obristi Fraser and Furrer 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Fassanian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Switzerland (Graubunden) Macrocnemus obristi (type locality: 172168)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Switzerland (Grisons) Macrocnemus obristi (172169)