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Typothorax coccinarum

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Typothorax coccinarum was named by Cope (1875). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Blanco, NMMNH L-918, which is in a Norian terrestrial conglomerate/sandstone in the Chinle Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Typothorax.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Typothorax coccinarum Cope p. 6
1887Typothorax coccinarum Cope p. 210
1887Episcoposaurus horridus Cope p. 213
1902Episcoposaurus horridus Hay p. 511
1902Typothorax coccinarum Hay p. 511
1915Typothorax coccinarum Huene p. 485
1930Typothorax coccinarum Hay p. 138
1930Episcoposaurus horridus Hay p. 144
1989Typothorax coccinarum Small p. 304
1995Typothorax coccinarum Long and Murry p. 101
2002Typothorax antiquum Lucas et al. p. 221 figs. 3-10
2005Typothorax coccinarum Irmis p. 77
2007Typothorax coccinarum Parker
2013Typothorax antiquum Desojo et al.
2013Typothorax coccinarum Desojo et al.
2016Typothorax coccinarum Parker

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Aetosauria(Lydekker 1889)
—Stagonolepididae(Lydekker 1887)
subfamilyAetosaurinae(Baur 1887)
—Typothoracisinae
genusTypothorax
speciescoccinarum

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.

†Typothorax coccinarum Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Episcoposaurus horridus Cope 1887 [synonym], Typothorax antiquum Lucas et al. 2002 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2009-01-03 21:11:14
Modified: 2009-01-03 23:11:14
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Sevatian or 221.50000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (78 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Typothorax coccinarum (48421 48423 48546 49500 57684 57685 57686 84017 84266 92819 93392 93393 93394 93395 93396 93400 93412 93415 93416 93423 93424 93425 93426 93427 93430 93431 93432 93436 93439 93441 93443 93450 93453 93455 93456 93458 93459 93460 93463 93465 93466 93469 218116)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Typothorax coccinarum (218143 218144 218149) Typothorax sp. (196537)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Episcoposaurus horridus (94150) Phytosauridae indet. (94100) Typothorax antiquum (93580 93584 93585 93586 93589) Typothorax coccinarum (47126 48516 52503 74202 type locality: 80925 93583 93588 93590 93591 93592 93593 93594 94151 179601) Typothorax sp. (80926 93581)
Lacian - Sevatian221.5 - 205.6USA (New Mexico) Typothorax coccinarum (62311)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Arizona) Typothorax coccinarum (84009 84012 84013 84014 84015 84016 198618)