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Lepidotosaurus duffi

Taxonomy
Lepidotosaurus duffi was named by Hancock and Howse (1870). It is not extant. Its type locality is Middridge, Durham, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal claystone in the Marl Slate Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Lepidotosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Lepidotosaurus duffi Hancock and Howse

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
genusLepidotosaurus
speciesduffi

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.

†Lepidotosaurus duffi Hancock and Howse 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Lepidotosaurus duffi (type locality: 87004)