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Rotodactylidae

Reptilia - Rotodactylidae

Taxonomy
Rotodactylidae was named by Peabody (1948). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Ornithopoda by Kuhn (1966); to Pseudosuchia by Peabody (1948), Kuhn (1963), Haubold (1969), Haubold (1971) and Haubold (1974); and to Thecodontia by Gand (1974).

Subtaxa
Rotodactylus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Rotodactylidae Peabody p. 319
1963Rotodactylidae Kuhn p. 76
1966Rotodactylidae Kuhn p. 104
1969Rotodactylidae Haubold p. 95
1971Rotodactylidae Haubold p. 59
1974Rotodactylidae Gand p. 9
1974Rotodactylidae Haubold p. 40

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
familyRotodactylidae
familyRotodactylidae

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.

Fm. †Rotodactylidae Peabody 1948
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G. †Rotodactylus Peabody 1948
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†Rotodactylus bessieri Demathieu 1984
†Rotodactylus bradyi Peabody 1948
†Rotodactylus cursorius Peabody 1948
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Invalid names: Rotodactylus mckeei Peabody 1948 [synonym]
†Rotodactylus kronachensis Demathieu and Leitz 1982
†Rotodactylus lucasi Demathieu and Gand 1973
†Rotodactylus matthesi Haubold 1967
†Rotodactylus rati Demathieu 1971
†Rotodactylus tumidus Morton 1897
†Rotodactylus velox Demathieu and Gand 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Turonian or 251.30000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Rotodactylus sp. (222574)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2United Kingdom (England) Rhynchosauroides tumidus (164930)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Arizona) Rotodactylus cursorius (95107)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Wyoming) Rotodactylus sp. (135636)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Utah) Rotodactylus mckeei (114092)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Arizona) Rotodactylus bradyi (135410)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0France (Languedoc-Rousillon) Rotodactylus bessieri (199936)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) Rotodactylus sp. (199902 199907)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland (Swietoryzskie) Rotodactylus sp. (175801)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) Rotodactylus sp. (194584)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige) Rotodactylus sp. (196816)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Algeria (Tizi Ouzou) Rotodactylus bessieri (196719)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Rotodactylus lucasi (68223) Rotodactylus lucasi, Rotodactylus rati (68222) Rotodactylus lucasi, Rotodactylus velox (62182) Rotodactylus rati (28462 199910) Rotodactylus sp. (199909 199912 199928) Rotodactylus sp., Rotodactylus lucasi (24834) Rotodactylus sp., Rotodactylus velox (62183)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0France (Saône-et-Loire) Rotodactylus sp., Rotodactylus lucasi (36226)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Rotodactylus rati (192151)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Rotodactylus sp., Rotodactylus lucasi (28092)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) Rhynchosauroides tumidus (174686)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Colorado) Rotodactylus sp. (55259)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt (Aswan) Rotodactylus sp. (138678)