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Ptilotodon wilsoni âśť

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4968317https://www.gbif.org/species/4968317
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)69545https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=69545
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Teiidae : Ptilotodon : Ptilotodon wilsoni
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Teiidae : Ptilotodon : Ptilotodon wilsoni
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Lepidosauromorpha
superorderLepidosauria
orderSquamataOppel 1811
-EpisquamataPyron et al. 2013
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
-TeiioideaEstes et al. 1988
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
genusPtilotodonNydam and Cifelli 2002
speciesPtilotodon wilsoniNydam & Cifelli 2002
Generic NamePtilotodon
Scientific NamePtilotodon wilsoni Nydam & Cifelli, 2002
Name Published InNydam, Randall L. & Richard L. Cifelli. 2002. Lizards from the lower cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) Antlers and Cloverly formations. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(2): 286-298.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ptilotodon wilsonispeciesbelongs to Ptilotodonstated without evidenceNydam and Cifelli, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance125 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance122 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore, carnivore (based on Teiidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. L. Nydam and R. L. Cifelli. 2002. Lizards from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) Antlers and Clovery formations. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(2):286-298

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Ptilotodon wilsoni Nydam and Cifelli pp. 289-290 fig. 2C

References

Nydam R. L., Cifelli R. L. (2002) Lizards from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) Antlers and Clovery formations, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 2, 286-298
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