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Stephanospondylus pugnax

Stephanospondylidae

Taxonomy
Phanerosaurus pugnax was named by Geinitz and Deichmüller (1882). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Niederhaslich, which is in a Sakmarian lacustrine limestone in the Niederhäslich-Schweinsdorf Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Stephanospondylus pugnax by Stappenbeck (1905) and Kissel (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Phanerosaurus pugnax Geinitz and Deichmüller p. 10
1882Phanerosaurus pugnax Geintiz and Deichmuller
1905Stephanospondylus pugnax Stappenbeck
2010Stephanospondylus pugnax Kissel p. 83

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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()
Diadectomorpha(Watson 1917)
suborderDiadectoideaRomer 1956
familyStephanospondylidaeStappenbeck 1905
genusStephanospondylusStappenbeck 1905
speciespugnax()

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.

Stephanospondylus pugnax Geinitz and Deichmüller 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Germany (Saxony) Phanerosaurus pugnax (type locality: 52522)