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Hemilopas mentzeli

Reptilia - Saurosphargidae

Taxonomy
Hemilopas mentzeli was named by Meyer (1847). It is the type species of Hemilopas.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Rieppel and Wild (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Hemilopas mentzeli Meyer
2016Hemilopas mentzeli Surmik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
familySaurosphargidae
genusHemilopasMeyer 1834
speciesmentzeliMeyer 1847

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.

†Hemilopas mentzeli Meyer 1847
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Surmik 2016"A marine vertebrate with moderately slender dentary (the ratio of maximum dentary depth/maximum tooth row length circa 0.2, minimum dentary depth/ maximum tooth row length circa 0.1). The anterior end of the dentary bluntly cut at an angle of approximately 125° to the ventral margin of the bone.
Dentary tooth row roughly 80 mm in length. Approximately 16 teeth and tooth positions. Tooth crowns blunt, monocuspid, coniform turn to slightly
grooved narrowed stems. Tooth implantation subthecodont. Dentine slightly folded. Plicidentine in basal part only. Enamel is striated."
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Anisian or 251.30000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Poland (Upper Silesia) Hemilopas mentzeli (195612)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Hemilopas mentzeli (63538 138068)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland (Opolskie) Hemilopas mentzeli (96435)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland (Upper Silesia) Hemilopas mentzeli (195613)