Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Metanothosaurus

Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Nothosauridae

Taxonomy
Metanothosaurus was named by Yabe and Shikana (1948) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nothosauridae by Young (1965); to Nothosauria by Carroll (1988); and to Notosauria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Metanothosaurus Yabe and Shikana
1965Metanothosaurus Young p. 355
1988Metanothosaurus Carroll
2002Metanothosaurus Sepkoski

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderEosauropterygia
familyNothosauridaeBaur 1889
genusMetanothosaurusYabe and Shikana 1948

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.

G. †Metanothosaurus Yabe and Shikana 1948
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available