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Metoposaurus
Taxonomy
Metoposaurus was named by Lydekker (1890).
It was assigned to Metoposauroidea by Kuhn (1971); and to Metoposauridae by Watson (1919), Chowdhury (1965), Carroll (1988), Murry (1989), Hunt (1989), Long and Murry (1995), Milner and Schoch (2004), Sulej (2007) and Schoch (2013).
It was assigned to Metoposauroidea by Kuhn (1971); and to Metoposauridae by Watson (1919), Chowdhury (1965), Carroll (1988), Murry (1989), Hunt (1989), Long and Murry (1995), Milner and Schoch (2004), Sulej (2007) and Schoch (2013).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Metopias Meyer |
| 1845 | Metopias Meyer p. 282 |
| 1849 | Metopias d'Orbigny p. 213 |
| 1859 | Labyrinthodon (Metopias) Owen p. 139 |
| 1890 | Metoposaurus Lydekker |
| 1919 | Metoposaurus Watson p. 67 |
| 1965 | Metoposaurus Chowdhury p. 42 |
| 1971 | Metoposaurus Kuhn p. 8 |
| 1988 | Metoposaurus Carroll |
| 1989 | Metoposaurus Hunt p. 297 fig. 1 |
| 1989 | Metoposaurus Murry p. 271 |
| 1995 | Metoposaurus Long and Murry |
| 2004 | Metoposaurus Milner and Schoch |
| 2007 | Metoposaurus Sulej |
| 2013 | Metoposaurus Schoch |
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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. †Metoposaurus Lydekker 1890
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†Metoposaurus algarvensis Brusatte et al. 2015
†Metoposaurus azerouali Dutuit 1976
†Metoposaurus bakeri Case 1931
†Metoposaurus diagnosticus Meyer 1842
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†Metoposaurus diagnosticus diagnosticus Sulej 2002
Invalid names: Metopias santaecrucis Koken 1913 [synonym], Metopias stuttgartensis Fraas 1913 [synonym], Metoposaurus heimi Kuhn 1932 [synonym], Metoposaurus stuttgartiensis Fraas 1913 [synonym], Trigonosternum latum Schmidt 1931 [synonym]
†Metoposaurus krasiejowensis Brusatte et al. 2015
†Metoposaurus santaecrucis Koken 1913
†Metoposaurus ultimus Kuhn 1939
Invalid names: Metopias Meyer 1842 [replaced], Metoposaurus diagnosticus krasiejowensis Sulej 2002 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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| T. Sulej 2007 | "The interclavicle with relatively long posterior part and small “centre” of sculpture consisting of isometric pits; the glenoid of scapula directed posterolaterally; the braincase weakly ossified; the humerus, scapula, and fibula relatively slender." |
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 235.00000 to 201.40000 Ma
Collections (29 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Carnian | Germany (Bayern) | M. heimi (97735 97736 97737 97738) M. sp. (124374) | |
| Carnian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Metopias diagnosticus (97870) Metopias stuttgartensis (106462) M. diagnosticus (106458 106459 106461 106463 106997) | |
| Carnian | Italy (Bolzano) | M. diagnosticus (106510) | |
| Carnian | Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) | M. azerouali (222689) M. lyazidi (58618) | |
| Carnian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | M. sp. (207798 207799) Temnospondyli indet. (94787) | |
| Carnian | Canada (Nova Scotia) | Stereospondyli indet. (107286) | |
| Carnian - Norian | Poland (Opole) | M. diagnosticus (61448) | |
| Carnian - Norian | Portugal (Algarve) | Metoposauridae indet. (82902) | |
| Carnian - Norian | USA (Texas) | Buettneria bakeri (22666) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | USA (Texas) | M. sp., M. perfecta (39671) | |
| Julian | Austria (Lower Austria) | M. santaecrucis (197689) | |
| Tuvalian | Poland (Opole) | M. diagnosticus (61449) | |
| Norian | USA (Texas) | M. bakeri (218126) | |
| Norian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | M. diagnosticus (106509) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | M. ultimus (139483) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Lorraine) | Capitosauridae indet. (36106) |