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Bulbasaurus phylloxyron

Anomodontia - Cryptodontidae

Taxonomy
Bulbasaurus phylloxyron was named by Kammerer and Smith (2017). Its type specimen is SAM-PK-K11235, a partial skull (missing the left subtemporal bar and both postorbital bars), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Driekoppe, Vredelus, Fraserburg, which is in a Wuchiapingian floodplain siltstone in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Bulbasaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Bulbasaurus phylloxyron Kammerer and Smith p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
familyCryptodontidae()
Geikiidae()
genusBulbasaurus
speciesphylloxyron

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.

Bulbasaurus phylloxyron Kammerer and Smith 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:20
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:20
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) Bulbasaurus phylloxyron (type locality: 185746 185747 185748 185749 185750)