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Proteosauridae

Reptilia - Proteosauridae

Taxonomy
Proteosauridae was named by Hay (1902). Its type is Proteosaurus.

It was assigned to Ichthyosauria by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930).

Subtaxa
Proteosaurus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Proteosauridae Hay p. 462
1930Proteosauridae Hay p. 128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
familyProteosauridae
familyProteosauridae

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. †Proteosauridae Hay 1902
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G. †Proteosaurus Home 1819
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†Proteosaurus platyodon Conybeare 1822
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Invalid names: Ichthyosaurus chiroligostinus Hawkins 1834 [synonym], Ichthyosaurus lonchiodon Owen 1840 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Late/Upper Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (England) Ichthyosaurus chiroligostinus (153782) Ichthyosaurus platyodon (149321)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Ichthyosaurus platyodon (140334 227266)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Ichthyosaurus platyodon (227267)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Belgium (Luxembourg) Ichthyosaurus platyodon (176256)