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Opisthodontosaurus
Taxonomy
Opisthodontosaurus was named by Reisz et al. (2015). It is not extant. Its type is Opisthodontosaurus carrolli.
It was assigned to Captorhinidae by Reisz et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Captorhinidae by Reisz et al. (2015).
Species
O. carrolli (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Opisthodontosaurus Reisz et al. p. 2/12 |
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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. †Opisthodontosaurus Reisz et al. 2015
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†Opisthodontosaurus carrolli Reisz et al. 2015
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. R. Reisz et al. 2015 | same as for type species O. carrolli |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kissel et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Artinskian | USA (Oklahoma) | O. carrolli, Euryodus primus (67862) |