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Lasasaurus

Reptilia - Procolophonidae

Taxonomy
Lasasaurus was named by Falconnet et al. (2012). It is not extant. Its type is Lasasaurus beltanae. It was considered monophyletic by Falconnet et al. (2012).

It was assigned to Procolophonidae by Falconnet et al. (2012).

Species
L. beltanae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Lasasaurus Falconnet et al. p. 358

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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
subclassParareptiliaLawrence 1868
superfamilyProcolophonoidea
familyProcolophonidae
genusLasasaurus

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. †Lasasaurus Falconnet et al. 2012
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Lasasaurus beltanae Falconnet et al. 2012
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Falconnet et al. 2012As for type and only species: Procolophonid showing several peculiar, fine and dendritic crests running along the posterolateral side of the squamosal, widely spaced maxillary teeth, subparallel mesiodistal ridges connecting maxillary teeth to the tooth row, and a strongly acute anterior margin of the copula.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Smithian or 252.17000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Smithian252.17 - 247.2Madagascar (Diana) Eosuchia indet. (144094)