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Moradisaurus grandis
Taxonomy
Moradisaurus grandis was named by Taquet (1969). Its type specimen is MNHN MRD1, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tchimozenogue Area, which is in a Changhsingian floodplain claystone/conglomerate in the Moradi Formation of Niger. It is the type species of Moradisaurus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1969 | Moradisaurus grandis Taquet p. 780 fig. 1 |
| 1982 | Moradisaurus grandis de Ricqlès and Taquet |
| 2005 | Moradisaurus grandis O'Keefe et al. p. 311 figs. 2-7 |
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†Moradisaurus grandis Taquet 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Reference: Kissel et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lopingian | Niger (Agadez) | Moradisaurus grandis (227010) | |
| Changhsingian | Niger (Agadez) | Moradisaurus grandis (68054 type locality: 84824) |