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Coelurosauravus

Description
For the group of theropod dinosaurs, see Coelurosauria.

Coelurosauravus (meaning "hollow lizard grandfather") is a genus of basal diapsid reptiles. Like its relatives in the family Weigeltisauridae, members of this genus possessed long, rod-like ossifications along the edge of the body. These bony rods were not extensions of the ribs but were instead newly developed bones derived from the skin of the animal, a feature which is unique to the genus and its close relatives. It is believed that during life, these structures were covered with skin, forming wing-like surfaces which Coelurosauravus could use for gliding.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4819272https://www.gbif.org/species/4819272
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)37779https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=37779
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Weigeltisauridae : Coelurosauravus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Coelurosauravus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
-AvicephalaSenter 2004
genusCoelurosauravusPiveteau 1926
Scientific NameCoelurosauravus Piveteau, 1926
Name Published InAnn. Pal., Paris, 15
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Coelurosauravusgenusbelongs to Weigeltisauridaestated with evidenceKuhn, 1966
Coelurosauravusgenusbelongs to Coelurosauravidaestated without evidenceCarroll, 1978
Coelurosauravusgenusbelongs to Weigeltisauridaestated with evidenceBenton, 1985
Coelurosauravusgenusbelongs to Diapsidastated with evidenceEvans and Haubold, 1987
Coelurosauravusgenusbelongs to CoelurosauravidaeimpliedCarroll, 1988
Coelurosauravusgenusbelongs to Diapsidastated without evidenceGauthier et al., 1989
Coelurosauravusgenusbelongs to Eosuchiastated with evidenceLaurin, 1991
Coelurosauravusgenusbelongs to Avicephalastated with evidenceSenter, 2004
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance260 - 254 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance260 - 252 Ma
Permian
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Ecospace Commentsglider
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelurosauravus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Coelurosauravus elivensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2260 Ma
Permian
260 Ma
Permian
Palaeochamaeleo jaekeli
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Palaeochamaeleo Weigelt, 1930GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Weigeltisauridae : Palaeochamaeleo

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1926Coelurosauravus Piveteau
1930Gracilisaurus Weigelt
1966Coelurosauravus Kuhn p. 36
1978Daedalosaurus Carroll p. 149 figs. 5-9, 10C
1978Coelurosauravus Carroll p. 159
1978Daedalosaurus Carroll p. 159
1982Coelurosauravus Evans p. 117
YearName and Author
1985Coelurosauravus Benton p. 153
1987Coelurosauravus Evans and Haubold p. 302
1988Coelurosauravus Carroll
1989Coelurosauravus Gauthier et al. p. 344
1991Coelurosauravus Laurin pp. 83, 84 fig. 11
2004Coelurosauravus Senter p. 260

References

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Weigelt J. (1930) Über die vermutliche Nahrung von Protorosaurus und über einen körperlich erhaltenen Fruchtstand von Archaeopodocarpus germanicus aut. [On the probable diet of Protorosaurus and on a bodily preserved infructescence of Archaeopodocarpus germanicus aut.], Leopoldina (2nd series) 6, 269-280
Kuhn O. W. M. (1966) , Die Reptilien. System und Stammesgeschichte [The Reptiles. Systematics and Phylogeny.], 1-154
Carroll R. L. (1978) Permo-Triassic "lizards" from the Karoo System. Part II. A gliding reptile from the Upper Permian of Madagascar, Palaeontologia Africana 21, 143-159
Evans S. E. (1982) The gliding reptiles of the Upper Permian, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 76 2, 97-123
Benton M. J. (1985) Classification and phylogeny of the diapsid reptiles, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 84 2, 97-164
Evans S. E., Haubold H. (1987) The gliding reptiles of the Upper Permian, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 90 3, 275-303
Gauthier J. A., Cannatella D., et al (1989) Tetrapod phylogeny, In B. Fernholm, K. Bremer, & H. Jörnvall (eds.), The Hierarchy of Life. Elsevier Science Publishers B. V., Amsterdam, 337-353
Laurin M. (1991) The osteology of a Lower Permian eosuchian from Texas and a review of diapsid phylogeny, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 101 1, 59-95
Senter P. (2004) Phylogeny of Drepanosauridae (Reptilia: Diapsida), Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 2 3, 257-268 doi:10.1017/S1477201904001427
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Benton, 2005 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Ann. Pal., Paris, 15 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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