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Kuehneosauridae

Osteichthyes - Kuehneosauridae

Taxonomy
Kuehneosauridae was named by Romer (1966). Its type is Kuehneosaurus.

It was assigned to Prolacertilia by Kuhn (1966); to Neodiapsida by Benton (1985); to Eolacertilia by Robinson (1967), Seiffert (1975), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988); to Lepidosauromorpha by Gauthier et al. (1989); and to Lepidosauriformes by Evans (2009).

Subtaxa
Icarosaurus, Idiosaura, Kuehneosaurus (type genus), Kuehneosuchus, Pamelina, Perparvus, Rhabdopelix
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Kuehneosauridae Kuhn p. 44
1966Kuehneosauridae Romer p. 366
1967Kuehneosauridae Robinson p. 172
1975Kuehneosauridae Seiffert p. 10
1983Kuehneosauridae Estes
1985Kuehneosauridae Benton p. 154
1988Kuehneosauridae Carroll
1989Kuehneosauridae Gauthier et al. p. 344
2009Kuehneosauridae Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Neodiapsida
—SauriaGauthier 1984
—Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
—LepidosauriformesGauthier et al. 1988
familyKuehneosauridae
familyKuehneosauridae

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.

Fm. †Kuehneosauridae Romer 1966
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G. †Icarosaurus Colbert 1966
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†Icarosaurus siefkeri Colbert 1966
G. †Idiosaura Kligman et al. 2023
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†Idiosaura virginiensis Kligman et al. 2023
G. †Kuehneosaurus Robinson 1962
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†Kuehneosaurus latus Robinson 1962
G. †Kuehneosuchus Robinson 1967
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†Kuehneosuchus latissimus Robinson 1962
G. †Pamelina Evans 2009
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†Pamelina polonica Evans 2009
G. †Perparvus
G. †Rhabdopelix Cope 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Middle Oxfordian or 250.80000 to 157.90000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian250.8 - 247.0Poland (Malopolskie) Diapsida indet. (38528)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3United Kingdom (England) Kuehneosaurus sp. (13174 13175 13176 13178 13179 13180 13182 13183)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Virginia) Idiosaura virginiensis (39159)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3United Kingdom (Wales) Kuehneosaurus sp. (27012)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Jersey) Icarosaurus siefkeri (12856)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Mexico) Kuehneosauridae indet. (57071)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Arizona) Diapsida indet. (84017) Kuehneosauridae indet. (39160)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Luxembourg (Diekirch) Kuehneosaurus sp. (56047)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) Kuehneosauridae indet. (51970) Kuehneosaurus latissimus (12857) Kuehneosaurus latus (12858)
Middle Oxfordian159.0 - 157.9Portugal (Leiria) Kuehneosauridae indet. (69698)