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Xianglong zhaoi

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Xianglong zhaoi was named by Li et al. (2007). Its type specimen is LPM 000666, a skeleton (Complete skeleton with fine skin impressions), and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Zhuanchengzi, near Yizhou, which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Yixian Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Xianglong zhaoi Li et al. p. 5507 figs. 1-2
2010Xianglong zhaoi Zhou and Wang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—ChamaeleontiformesConrad 2008
—AcrodontaCope 1864
genusXianglong
specieszhaoi

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.

†Xianglong zhaoi Li et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. -P. Li et al. 2007An acrodontan distinguishable from other species in having eight elongate dorsal ribs, significant elongation of transverse processes of dorsal vertebrae, short and expanded transverse processes of anterior caudals, ulna and radius divergent distally, metacarpal IV shorter than other metacarpals, pedal digit V greatly elongated, first manual and pedal digits curved ventromedially, and the presence of secondary support of patagium by dense parallel collagen fibers
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.77000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57China (Liaoning) Xianglong zhaoi (type locality: 115407)