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Samanadrinda

Reptilia - Theropoda - Vitakrisauridae

Taxonomy
Samanadrinda was named by Malkani (2007). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Samanadrinda surghari.

It was assigned to Theropoda by Malkani (2007); to Abelisauria by Malkani (2008), Malkani (2009) and Malkani (2010); to Theropoda by Malkani (2014); and to Vitakrisauridae by Malkani (2015).

Species
S. surghari (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Samanadrinda Malkani p. 10
2008Samanadrinda Malkani p. 55
2009Samanadrinda Malkani p. 66
2010Samanadrinda Malkani p. 46
2014Samanadrinda Malkani p. 56
2015Samanadrinda Malkani p. 186

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
suborderCeratosauria()
superfamilyAbelisauroidea
familyVitakrisauridae
genusSamanadrinda

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.

G. †Samanadrinda Malkani 2007
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Samanadrinda surghari Malkani 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Middle Jurassic or 174.70000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Pakistan (Punjab) S. surghari (80011)