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Protoichthyosaurus

Reptilia - Ichthyosauridae

Taxonomy
Protoichthyosaurus was named by Appleby (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett-l]. It is the type genus of Protoichthyosauridae.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ichthyosaurus by Maisch and Matzke (2000).

It was assigned to Protoichthyosauridae by Appleby (1979) and Carroll (1988); to Ichthyosauria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ichthyosauridae by Lomax et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Protoichthyosaurus Appleby p. 942
1988Protoichthyosaurus Carroll
2002Protoichthyosaurus Sepkoski
2017Protoichthyosaurus Lomax et al.

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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)
—Thunnosauria
familyIchthyosauridaeBonaparte 1841
genusProtoichthyosaurus

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. †Protoichthyosaurus Appleby 1979
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†Protoichthyosaurus applebyi Lomax et al. 2017
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. M. Appleby 1979"As for family"
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 Early/Lower Hettangian or 201.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) P. prostaxalis (119083)
Hettangian - Pliensbachian201.3 - 182.7United Kingdom (England) P. prostaxalis (98151)