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Plesiothornipus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Plesiothornipos was named by Harkness (1850). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Plesiothornipos binneyi.

It was corrected as Plesiothornipus by Huene (1959).

It was assigned to Coelurosauria by Huene (1959); and to Tetrapoda by Haubold (1971).

Species
Plesiothornipos binneyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Plesiothornipos Harkness p. 442
1959Plesiothornipus Huene
1971Plesiothornipos Haubold p. 99

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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()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
genusPlesiothornipus()

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.

G. †Plesiothornipus Harkness 1850
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Plesiothornipos binneyi Harkness 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: Late/Upper Triassic or 237.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Plesiothornipos binneyi (174686)