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Palaeoxantusia

Reptilia - Xantusiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Palaeoxantusia Hecht
1959Palaeoxantusia Hecht p. 135
1976Palaeoxantusia Estes p. 508
1980Palaeoxantusia Schatzinger
1983Palaeoxantusia Estes
1988Palaeoxantusia Carroll
1991Palaeoxantusia Sullivan p. 296
2006Palaeoxantusia Smith p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyXantusiidaeBaird 1858
genusPalaeoxantusiaHecht 1956

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. †Palaeoxantusia Hecht 1956
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†Palaeoxantusia allisoni Schatzinger 1980
†Palaeoxantusia amara Smith and Gauthier 2013
†Palaeoxantusia borealis Holman 1972
†Palaeoxantusia fera Hecht 1956
†Palaeoxantusia kyrentos Schatzinger 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:18
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:18
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Duchesnean or 63.80000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) P. fera, Contogenys sloani (14886)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) P. fera (14874 14906)
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) P. amara (15451)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) P. fera (15453)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) P. amara (181313) P. sp. (15534 27268) P. sp. CG (15458)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) P. fera (16244) P. sp. (15837 27269)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) P. sp. (16396)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) P. allisoni (16678 16684 16698 16702 16706 16709 16711) P. allisoni, P. kyrentos (16705 16707 16710) P. kyrentos (16697)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) P. sp. (167831)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) P. allisoni (16533)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) P. borealis (16963)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) P. borealis (16991)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) P. borealis (16919)