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Pentasaurus

Anomodontia - Stahleckeriidae

Taxonomy
Pentasaurus was named by Kammerer (2018). It is not extant. Its type is Pentasaurus goggai.

It was assigned to Placeriinae by Kammerer (2018).

Species
P. goggai (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Pentasaurus Kammerer

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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()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
familyStahleckeriidaeCox 1965
subfamilyPlaceriinaeKing 1988
genusPentasaurus

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. †Pentasaurus Kammerer 2018
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†Pentasaurus goggai Kammerer 2018
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:45
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 228.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3South Africa (Eastern Cape) P. goggai (36610)