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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Varanopus : Varanopus curvidactylus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Captorhinidae : Varanopus : Varanopus curvidactylus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Varanopus |
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| Scientific Name | Varanopus curvidactylus Moodie, 1929 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Varanopus curvidactylus | species | belongs to Varanopus | stated with evidence | Moodie, 1929 | | Varanopus curvidactylus | species | belongs to Varanopus | stated without evidence | Sarjeant, 1967 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma
Permian |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma
Triassic |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Captorhinidae) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Captorhinidae) |
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| Diet | insectivore, herbivore (based on Captorhinidae) |
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| Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Captorhinidae) |
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| Ontogeny | addition of parts (based on Captorhinidae) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic, "sclero-protein",compact or dense,minor folds, minor ribbing (based on Captorhinidae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. A. S. Sarjeant. 1967. Fossil footprints from the Middle Triassic of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The Mercian Geologist 2:327-341 |
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Varanopus curvidactylus ✝
