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Paraspheroolithus yangchengensis

Osteichthyes - Spheroolithidae

Taxonomy
Paraspheroolithus yangchengensis was named by Fang and etal (1998). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Paraspheroolithus yangchengensis Fang and etal
1998Paraspheroolithus yangchengensis Xiaosi and et al.
2002Paraspheroolithus yangchengensis Zhou and Feng p. 69
2005Paraspheroolithus yangchengensis Fang et al. p. 684
2008Paraspheroolithus yangchengensis Jin p. 53
2009Paraspheroolithus yangchengensis Liang et al. p. 1590
2012Paraspheroolithus yangchengensis Wang et al. p. 408

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Ornithischia()
Genasauria
Cerapoda
Ornithopoda()
Clypeodonta
Iguanodontia()
Dryomorpha
Styracosterna
Hadrosauriformes
Hadrosauroidea()
familySpheroolithidae
genusParaspheroolithus
speciesyangchengensisFang and etal 1998

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.

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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: gregariouso
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:40:05
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:40:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6China (Henan) Paraspheroolithus yangchengensis (275516 275517 275518 275520 275522 275523 275524)