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Carentonosaurus mineaui

Reptilia - Aigialosauridae

Taxonomy
Carentonosaurus mineaui was named by Rage and Néraudeau (2004). Its type specimen is MNHN IMD 21, a set of vertebrae (Middle of posterior dorsal vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ile Madame, which is in a Cenomanian carbonate marl in the B3/C1 Formation of France. It is the type species of Carentonosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Carentonosaurus mineaui Rage and Neraudeau
2004Carentonosaurus mineaui Rage and Néraudeau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyMosasauroidea
familyAigialosauridaeKramberger 1892
genusCarentonosaurus
speciesmineaui

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.

Carentonosaurus mineaui Rage and Néraudeau 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:13
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:13
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Charente-Maritime) Carentonosaurus mineaui (type locality: 64878)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Carentonosaurus mineaui (77233)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Carentonosaurus mineaui (88991 110466)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain (Asturias) Carentonosaurus mineaui (98396)