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Dromopus palmatus

Reptilia - Rhynchosauroidae

Taxonomy
Varanopus palmatus was named by Moodie (1929). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Castle Peak tracksite, which is in a Kungurian marginal marine siltstone in the Choza Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Dromopus palmatus by Haubold (1971).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Varanopus palmatus Moodie
1930Varanopus didactylus Moodie
1971Dromopus palmatus Haubold p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
familyRhynchosauroidaeHaubold 1966
genusDromopusMarsh 1894
speciespalmatus(Moodie 1929)

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.

Dromopus palmatus Moodie 1929
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Invalid names: Varanopus didactylus Moodie 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Dromopus palmatus (type locality: 197319)