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Futabasaurus

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Futabasaurus Sato et al. p. 468
2012Futabasaurus Otero et al.
2019Futabasaurus O'Gorman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyElasmosauridaeCope 1869
Weddellonectia
genusFutabasaurus

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. †Futabasaurus Sato et al. 2006
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Futabasaurus suzukii Sato et al. 2006 [Futaba Suzuki Ryu]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:05:48
Modified: 2011-08-12 01:58:15
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Japan (Fukushima) F. suzukii (98850)