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Pareiasaurus serridens

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Pareiasaurus serridens was named by Owen. It is the type species of Pareiasaurus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Pareiasaurus minor Seeley
1912Propappus rogersi Broom
1913Pareiasaurus serridens Broom
1913Propappus omocratus Broom
1913Propappus rogersi Broom
1930Anthodon gregoryi Broom
1937Pareiasaurus pinnatus Olson and Broom pp. 615-627 fig. 5
1940Anthodon nesemanni Broom
1940Pareiasaurus rubidgei Broom
1969Brachypareia rogersi Boonstra
1997Pareiasaurus serridens Lee p. 265

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassParareptiliaLawrence 1868
Procolophonomorpha()
Procolophonia()
Hallucicrania
superfamilyPareiasauroideaNopsca 1928
Pareiasauria()
genusPareiasaurusOwen 1876
speciesserridensOwen

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.

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Invalid names: Anthodon gregoryi Broom 1930 [synonym], Anthodon nesemanni Broom 1940 [synonym], Pareiasaurus minor Seeley 1892 [synonym], Pareiasaurus pinnatus Olson and Broom 1937 [synonym], Pareiasaurus rubidgei Broom 1940 [synonym], Propappus omocratus Seeley [synonym], Propappus rogersi Broom 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2009-01-03 20:47:11
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:47:11
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 265.10000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9South Africa (Western Cape) Brachypareia rogersi (176248 198676)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) Pareiasaurus serridens (22661 171377 180462)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Pareiasaurus rubidgei (171384) Pareiasaurus serridens (80826)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Zambia Propappus omocratus (184600)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Anthodon nesemanni (177601) Pareiasaurus serridens (80174 114905 176336 177563)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Western Cape) Pareiasaurus serridens (80176 89859)