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Boavus occidentalis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Boavus occidentalis was named by Marsh (1871). Its type specimen is PMNH 511, a set of vertebrae (single dorsal vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Boavus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Protagras lacustris Cope p. 3
1871Boavus occidentalis Marsh pp. 323-324
1871Boavus agilis Marsh p. 324
1872Protagras lacustris Cope p. 2
1902Boavus agilis Hay p. 479
1902Boavus occidentalis Hay p. 479
1902Protagras lacustris Hay p. 479
1930Boavus agilis Hay p. 268
1930Boavus occidentalis Hay p. 268
1930Protagras lacustris Hay p. 271
1955Boavus affinis Brattstrom p. 148

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
genusBoavus
speciesoccidentalis

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.

†Boavus occidentalis Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Boavus affinis Brattstrom 1955 [synonym], Boavus agilis Marsh 1871 [synonym], Protagras lacustris Cope 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Created: 2005-09-19 11:48:22
Modified: 2005-09-19 13:48:22
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Greene 1997, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Early/Lower Barstovian or 55.80000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Boavus occidentalis (15908 15910)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Boavus occidentalis (15837 16201 27269 180198 180199 180200) Boavus occidentalis, Boavus agilis (type locality: 16228) Protagras lacustris (130809)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Boavus affinis (16786 16791)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Boavus affinis (16810)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Boavus occidentalis (232911)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Boavus affinis (18665)