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Xilousuchus sapingensis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Xilousuchus sapingensis was named by Wu (1981). Its type specimen is IVPP V 6026, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hazhen Commune, which is in an Olenekian/Anisian terrestrial marl in the Heshanggou Formation of China. It is the type species of Xilousuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Xilousuchus sapingensis Wu
2011Xilousuchus sapingensis Nesbitt p. 27

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
superfamilyPoposauroidea(Nopcsa 1923)
—Ctenosauriscidae(Kuhn 1964)
genusXilousuchus
speciessapingensis

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: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Anisian or 249.90000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464China (Shaanxi) Xilousuchus sapingensis (type locality: 98594)