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Nikkasauridae

Nikkasauridae

Taxonomy
Nikkasauridae was named by Ivakhnenko (2000). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nikkasaurida by Ivakhnenko (2008).

Subtaxa
Nikkasaurus, Reiszia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Nikkasauridae Ivakhnenko
2008Nikkasauridae Ivakhnenko

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
infraorderNikkasaurida
familyNikkasauridaeIvakhnenko 2000
familyNikkasauridaeIvakhnenko 2000

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.

Fm. †Nikkasauridae Ivakhnenko 2000
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G. †Nikkasaurus Ivakhnenko 2000
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†Nikkasaurus tatarinovi Ivakhnenko 2000
G. †Reiszia Ivakhnenko 2000
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†Reiszia gubini Ivakhnenko 2000
†Reiszia tippula Ivakhnenko 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:07
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:07
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kazanian to the top of the Urzhumian or 272.50000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kazanian - Urzhumian272.5 - 264.28Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) Nikkasaurus tatarinovi, Reiszia gubini (187648) Reiszia tippula (187653)