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Kuehneosaurus
Taxonomy
Kuehneosaurus was named by Robinson (1962). Its type is Kuehneosaurus latus. It is the type genus of Kuehneosauridae.
It was assigned to Kuehneosauridae by Kuhn (1966), Robinson (1967), Estes (1983), Benton (1985) and Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Kuehneosauridae by Kuhn (1966), Robinson (1967), Estes (1983), Benton (1985) and Carroll (1988).
Species
K. latus (type species)
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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.
Diagnosis
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P. L. Robinson 1967 | Eleven pairs of mid-dorsal ribs which can be folded back along the body; of these, the length of the more anterior members of the series is about one and a half times the width of the back of the skull, the first eight are verti- cally broad at-their distal ends, and the last three have rod-like shafts; none with ventral curvature- of the shaft. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Collections (11 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Carnian | United Kingdom (England) | K. sp. (13174 13175 13176 13178 13179 13180 13182 13183) | |
Carnian | United Kingdom (Wales) | K. sp. (27012) | |
Alaunian | Luxembourg (Diekirch) | K. sp. (56047) | |
Rhaetian | United Kingdom (England) | K. latus (12858) |