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Paraglyptosaurus yatkolai

Reptilia - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Paraglyptosaurus yatkolai was named by Sullivan (1979). Its type specimen is AMNH 5181 (nearly complete frontal) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Blanco (AMNH Quarry 88), which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the San Jose Formation of New Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Paraglyptosaurus yatkolai Sullivan

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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()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyGlyptosaurinaeMarsh 1872
genusParaglyptosaurus
speciesyatkolai

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.

†Paraglyptosaurus yatkolai Sullivan 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-23 14:40:23
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:40:23
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Behler and King 1979, Head 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Paraglyptosaurus yatkolai (186898 186900 186901) Paraglyptosaurus yatkolai, Glyptosaurus obtusidens (type locality: 15453)