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Dongyangosaurus sinensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Dongyangosaurus sinensis was named by Lü et al. (2008). Its type specimen is DYM 04888, a set of postcrania (10 posterior dorsal vertebrae, sacrum, first two caudal vertebrae, dorsal ribs, ilia, pubis and ischium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baidian Village, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian terrestrial sandstone in the Jinhua Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Dongyangosaurus sinensis Lü et al. p. 226
2011Dongyangosaurus sinensis Saegusa and Tomida p. 257
2011Dongyangosaurus sinensis Whitlock et al. p. 359
2012Dongyangosaurus sinensis D'Emic
2017Dongyangosaurus sinensis Averianov and Sues p. 193
2018Dongyangosaurus sinensis Xing et al. p. 4

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
—Neosauropoda
—Macronaria
—Titanosauriformes
—Titanosauria
genusDongyangosaurus
speciessinensis

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.

†Dongyangosaurus sinensis Lü et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8China (Zhejiang) Dongyangosaurus sinensis (type locality: 117978)