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Parabrontopodus distercii

Reptilia - Parabrontopodidae

Taxonomy
Parabrontopodus distercii was named by Meijide Fuentes et al. (2001). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is LC14, LC15, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is El Salgar de Sillas tracksite, Soria, which is in a Berriasian fluvial-deltaic sandstone/claystone in the Huérteles Formation of Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Parabrontopodus distercii Meijide Fuentes et al. p. 410
2005Parabrontopodus distercii Barco and Ruiz-Omeñaca p. 66
2010Parabrontopodus distercii Xing et al. p. 455
2021Parabrontopodus distercii Poropat et al. p. 31

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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
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
familyParabrontopodidae
genusParabrontopodus
speciesdistercii

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.

Parabrontopodus distercii Meijide Fuentes et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Berriasian or 145.00000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Spain (Castilla y Leon) Parabrontopodus distercii (type locality: 68466)