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Guanlingsaurus liangae

Osteichthyes - Shastasauridae

Taxonomy
Guanlingsaurus liangae was named by Yin et al. (2000). Its type specimen is GMR 014, a skeleton (Complete skeleton lacking part of the pectoral girdle and left pelvic girdle), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Shastasaurus liangae by Sander et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Guanlingichthyosaurus liangae Yin et al.
2000Guanlingsaurus liangae Yin et al. figs. 1-5
2003Guanlingsaurus liangae McGowan and Motani
2010Guanlingsaurus liangae Maisch
2011Shastasaurus liangae Sander et al.
2013Guanlingsaurus liangae Ji et al.
2016Guanlingsaurus liangae Ji et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Ichthyosauromorpha
Ichthyosauriformes
Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
Eoichthyosauria
Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
Hueneosauria
Merriamosauria
familyShastasauridaeMerriam 1902
genusGuanlingsaurusYin et al. 2000
speciesliangaeYin et al. 2000

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.

Guanlingsaurus liangae Yin et al. 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Guizhou) Guanlingsaurus liangae (97713)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3China (Guizhou) Guanlingichthyosaurus liangae (85166)