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Parasaniwa wyomingensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Parasaniwa wyomingensis was named by Gilmore (1928). Its type specimen is USNM 10797, a mandible (fragmentary left dentary with one complete and two broken teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lance Creek (AMNH 1892 general), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Parasaniwa.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Parasaniwa wyomingensis Gilmore p. 85 figs. Pl. 26, figs 10, 12
1928Parasaniwa obtusa Gilmore p. 86 figs. 57; Pl. 26:10, 12
1930Parasaniwa obtusa Hay p. 252
1930Parasaniwa wyomingensis Hay p. 252
1964Parasaniwa wyomingensis Estes p. 129
1970Parasaniwa wyomingensis Estes and Berberian p. 5
1983Parasaniwa wyomingensis Estes p. 172 figs. 44e-g
1989Parasaniwa wyomingensis Bryant p. 47
2012Parasaniwa wyomingensis Longrich et al.

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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
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
genusParasaniwa
specieswyomingensis

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.

Parasaniwa wyomingensis Gilmore 1928
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Invalid names: Parasaniwa obtusa Gilmore 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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