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Parakannemeyeria youngi

Anomodontia - Kannemeyeriidae

Taxonomy
Parakannemeyeria youngi was named by Sun (1963). Its type specimen is IVPP V 978, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lu-Tze-Yü, 5531, Wuhsiang-Yüshe area, which is in an Anisian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Ermaying Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Parakannemeyeria youngi Sun p. 26
2008Parakannemeyeria youngi Li and Sun p. 399

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
familyKannemeyeriidaeHuene 1948
genusParakannemeyeria
speciesyoungi

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:45
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Shanxi) Kannemeyeridae indet. (101059) Parakannemeyeria youngi (type locality: 143499)