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Mahakala

Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Mahakala Turner et al. p. 1378
2009Mahakala Longrich and Currie fig. 3
2010Mahakala Longrich et al. p. 955
2011Mahakala Nesbitt et al. p. 149
2011Mahakala Turner et al. p. 57 fig. 37
2012Mahakala Prieto-Marquez et al. p. 130
2014Mahakala Delcourt and Grillo p. 312
2014Mahakala Pei et al.
2014Mahakala Williamson and Brusatte p. 10
2017Mahakala Cau et al.
2017Mahakala Gianechini et al. p. 5
2018Mahakala Cau and Madzia pp. 10-11
2020Mahakala Jasinski et al. p. 6 fig. 3

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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
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
infraorderDeinonychosauria
familyDromaeosauridae
subfamilyHalszkaraptorinae
genusMahakala

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. †Mahakala Turner et al. 2007
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Mahakala omnogovae Turner et al. 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: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-11 17:04:18
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:04:18
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Holtz et al. 2000, Marsh 1875

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) M. omnogovae (51033)