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Montanoolithus strongorum

Reptilia - Montanoolithidae

Taxonomy
Montanoolithus strongorum was named by Zelenitsky and Therrien (2008). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is TMP 2007.4.1, an egg (a nesting trace and five partial eggs of an in situ clutch.). Its type locality is Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montanoolithus [PROXY], which is in a Campanian/Campanian fluvial mudstone/sandstone in the Two Medicine Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Montanoolithus strongorum Zelenitsky and Therrien p. 1255 figs. 2, 3 and 4
2015Montanoolithus strongorum Currie and Koppelhus p. 626
2016Montanoolithus strongorum Tanaka et al. p. 353

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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()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
familyMontanoolithidae
genusMontanoolithus
speciesstrongorum

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.

Montanoolithus strongorum Zelenitsky and Therrien 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Montanoolithus strongorum (52991 52992)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Montanoolithus strongorum (type locality: 138573)