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Provaranosaurus fatuus

Reptilia - Necrosauridae

Taxonomy
Provaranosaurus fatuus was named by Smith and Gauthier (2013). Its type specimen is UCMP 98234 (left dentary) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arapahovius Paleofaunule, which is in a Lysitean/Lostcabinian terrestrial horizon in the Wasatch Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Provaranosaurus fatuus Smith and Gauthier p. 202 figs. 26, 27

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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
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
familyNecrosauridaeHoffstetter 1943
genusProvaranosaurus
speciesfatuus

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.

†Provaranosaurus fatuus Smith and Gauthier 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-19 11:43:52
Modified: 2005-09-19 13:43:52
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Head 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Provaranosaurus fatuus (type locality: 15451)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Provaranosaurus fatuus (181313)