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Limusaurus

Reptilia - Theropoda - Noasauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Limusaurus Xu et al. p. 940
2010Limusaurus Ezcurra et al. p. 14 fig. 8
2011Limusaurus Ruiz et al. p. 1272
2014Limusaurus Tortosa et al. p. 70
2015Limusaurus Gianechini et al.
2016Limusaurus Rauhut and Carrano p. 50
2018Limusaurus Delcourt p. 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
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
suborderCeratosauria()
familyNoasauridae
subfamilyElaphrosaurinae
genusLimusaurus

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. †Limusaurus Xu et al. 2009
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Limusaurus inextricabilis Xu et al. 2009
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: Oxfordian or 163.50000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3China (Xinjiang) L. inextricabilis (58489 90081 107804)