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Paraprionosaurus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Paraprionosaurus was named by Gilmore (1938). It is not extant. Its type is Paraprionosaurus wyomingensis.

It was assigned to Sauria by Gilmore (1938); to Lacertilia by Estes (1983); and to Lacertilia by Carroll (1988).

Species
P. wyomingensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Paraprionosaurus Gilmore p. 25 fig. 9
1983Paraprionosaurus Estes
1988Paraprionosaurus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderLacertilia(Owen 1842)
genusParaprionosaurusGilmore 1938

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. †Paraprionosaurus Gilmore 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) P. wyomingensis (180521)