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Homoeosaurus rhodani

Reptilia - Homoeosauridae

Discussion

Cocude-Michel (1963) suggests that this species does not belong to Homoeosaurus, but instead is closer to Kallimodon and Sapheosaurus, and is therefore of uncertain sphenodontian affinity.

Taxonomy
Homoeosaurus rhodani was named by Lortet (1892). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Cerin, Jura, which is in a Kimmeridgian terrestrial horizon in France.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Cocude-Michel (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Homoeosaurus rhodani Lortet p. 72 figs. Pl. IV:6
1914Homeosaurus rhodani Grier p. 89

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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
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Eosuchia()
—Neodiapsida
—SauriaGauthier 1984
—Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
superorderLepidosauria()
—Sphenodontia()
infraorderEusphenodontia
—Neosphenodontia
familyHomoeosauridae()
genusHomoeosaurusMeyer 1850
speciesrhodani

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.

†Homoeosaurus rhodani Lortet 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Homoeosaurus rhodani (type locality: 24426)