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Entomophontes incrustatus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Entomophontes incrustatus was named by Smith and Gauthier (2013). Its type specimen is UCMP 98223 (right dentary) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arapahovius Paleofaunule, which is in a Lysitean/Lostcabinian terrestrial horizon in the Wasatch Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Entomophontes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Entomophontes incrustatus Smith and Gauthier p. 192 figs. 23, 24

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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
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
genusEntomophontes
speciesincrustatus

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.

Entomophontes incrustatus Smith and Gauthier 2013
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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: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Entomophontes incrustatus (type locality: 15451)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Anguimorpha CG (15458) Anguimorpha sp. 1 (15534) Entomophontes incrustatus (181313)