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Oolithes obtusatus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Oolithes obtusatus was named by Carruthers (1871). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brixton Bay (Fox collection), which is in a Hauterivian/Barremian marine horizon in the Wessex Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Oolithes obtusatus Carruthers p. 447 figs. Pl. XIX, figs. 1-3
1889Oolithes obtusatus Newton p. 260

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
genusOolithes
speciesobtusatus

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.

Oolithes obtusatus Carruthers 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Barremian or 132.90000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0United Kingdom (England) Oolithes obtusatus (type locality: 52576)