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Kenyasaurinae

Reptilia - Tangasauridae

Taxonomy
Kenyasaurinae was named by Currie (1982).

It was assigned to Tangasauridae by Currie (1982) and Benton (1985).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Kenyasaurinae Currie
1985Kenyasaurinae Benton p. 157

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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()
Eosuchia()
Neodiapsida
Younginiformes(Romer 1933)
superfamilyYounginoideaCurrie 1982
familyTangasauridaeHaughton 1924
subfamilyKenyasaurinaeCurrie 1982
subfamilyKenyasaurinaeCurrie 1982

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.

Subfm. †Kenyasaurinae Currie 1982
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G. †Kenyasaurus Harris and Carroll 1977
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Kenyasaurus mariakaniensis Harris and Carroll 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Olenekian or 252.17000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Kenya (Coast) Kenyasaurus mariakaniensis (87220)