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Homoeosaurus, the Glossary

Homoeosaurus is an extinct genus of rhynchocephalian reptile, known from the Late Jurassic-earliest Cretaceous of Europe, with specimens being reported from France (Canjuers Lagerstatte), England (Purbeck Group) and Germany (Solnhofen Limestone).^[1]

18 relations: Belonostomus, Canjuers Lagerstätte, Carnivore, Cretaceous, Early Cretaceous, Extinction, Genus, Insectivore, Kallimodon, Late Jurassic, Pleurosauridae, Purbeck Group, Reptile, Rhynchocephalia, Sapheosaur, Solnhofen Limestone, Type species, Vadasaurus.
Fossil taxa described in 1847
Jurassic lepidosaurs

Belonostomus

Belonostomus (from βέλος, 'dart' and στόμα 'mouth') is a genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that was described by Louis Agassiz in 1844. Homoeosaurus and Belonostomus are Solnhofen fauna.

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Canjuers Lagerstätte

The Canjuers Lagerstätte is a Konservat-Lagerstätte located inside the military camp of Canjuers, in Haute Provence, in the Var department in South-East France.

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Carnivore

A carnivore, or meat-eater (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning meat or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements are met by the consumption of animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other soft tissues) whether through hunting or scavenging.

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Cretaceous

The Cretaceous is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya).

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Early Cretaceous

The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Insectivore

robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant that eats insects.

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Kallimodon

Kallimodon is a genus of sphenodont from the Late Jurassic of Bavaria, southern Germany. Homoeosaurus and Kallimodon are rhynchocephalia.

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Late Jurassic

The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time from 161.5 ± 1.0 to 145.0 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata.

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Pleurosauridae

Pleurosauridae is an extinct family of sphenodontian reptiles, known from the Jurassic of Europe. Homoeosaurus and Pleurosauridae are Jurassic lepidosaurs.

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Purbeck Group

The Purbeck Group is an Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in south-east England.

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Reptile

Reptiles, as commonly defined, are a group of tetrapods with usually an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development.

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Rhynchocephalia

Rhynchocephalia is an order of lizard-like reptiles that includes only one living species, the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) of New Zealand.

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Sapheosaur

Sapheosaurs are an extinct group of rhynchocephalian reptiles from the Late Jurassic period. Homoeosaurus and Sapheosaur are rhynchocephalia.

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Solnhofen Limestone

The Solnhofen Limestone or Solnhofen Plattenkalk, formally known as the Altmühltal Formation, is a Jurassic Konservat-Lagerstätte that preserves a rare assemblage of fossilized organisms, including highly detailed imprints of soft bodied organisms such as sea jellies.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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Vadasaurus

Vadasaurus is an extinct genus of rhynchocephalian closely related to the aquatic pleurosaurids. Homoeosaurus and Vadasaurus are rhynchocephalia and Solnhofen fauna.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoeosaurus

Also known as Homeosaurus, Homeosaurus maximilliani.