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Scutarx deltatylus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Scutarx deltatylus was named by Parker (2016). Its type specimen is PEFO 34616, a partial skull (Partial skull, cervical paramedian and lateral osteoderms), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Billings Gap area, PFV 355, which is in a Norian terrestrial horizon in the Chinle Formation of Arizona. It is the type species of Scutarx.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Scutarx deltatylus Parker

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Aetosauria(Lydekker 1889)
Stagonolepididae(Lydekker 1887)
suborderDesmatosuchia
subfamilyDesmatosuchinae
genusScutarx
speciesdeltatylus

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.

Scutarx deltatylus Parker 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:33
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:33
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Scutarx deltatylus (type locality: 182617 182618) Stagonolepis sp. (93480) Stagonolepis wellesi (52501)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Scutarx deltatylus (218145)