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Gansurhinus

Reptilia - Captorhinidae

Taxonomy

Species
G. qingtoushanensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Gansurhinus Reisz et al. p. 336

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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
subclassEureptilia()
familyCaptorhinidae
subfamilyMoradisaurinae
genusGansurhinus

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. †Gansurhinus Reisz et al. 2011
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Gansurhinus qingtoushanensis Reisz et al. 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticf
Composition 2: "sclero-protein"f
Architecture: compact or densef
Folds: minorf
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Ontogeny: addition of partsf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: direct/internalf
Dispersal 2: mobilef
Created: 2008-12-08 12:39:08
Modified: 2010-03-18 09:56:09
Source: f = family
Reference: Kissel et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Lopingian or 272.30000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Gansu) G. qingtoushanensis (85431)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17China (Nei Mongol) G. qingtoushanensis (119418)