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Qiupalong henanensis

Reptilia - Theropoda - Ornithomimidae

Taxonomy
Qiupalong henanensis was named by Xu et al. (2011). Its type specimen is HGM 41HIII-0106, a set of postcrania, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Qiupa, Luanchuan Basin, which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/conglomerate in the Qiupa Formation of China. It is the type species of Qiupalong.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Qiupalong henanensis Xu et al. p. 214 figs. 2-8
2016Qiupalong henanensis McFeeters et al. p. 17
2017Qiupalong henanensis Averianov et al. p. 199
2017Qiupalong henanensis Chinzorig et al. p. 5
2018Qiupalong henanensis Hunt and Quinn p. 7

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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
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptoriformes
—Arctometatarsalia
infraorderOrnithomimosauria
familyOrnithomimidae
genusQiupalong
specieshenanensis

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.

†Qiupalong henanensis Xu et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Xu et al. 2011An ornithomimid theropod dinosaur with unique features (a notch on the lateral surface of the medial posterior process of the proximal end of tibia and a small pit is present at the contact between astragalus and calcaneum) as well as a combination of primitive (short anterior extension of pubic boot) and derived features (arctometatarsal condition, straight pubic shaft, and wide angle between pubic shaft and boot).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0infrao
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Diet 2: omnivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2005-03-06 14:09:12
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:09:33
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Averianov and Yarkov 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0China (Henan) Qiupalong henanensis (type locality: 84996)