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Nankangia jiangxiensis

Osteichthyes - Oviraptoridae

Taxonomy
Nankangia jiangxiensis was named by Lü et al. (2013). Its type specimen is GMNH F10003), a partial skeleton (Partial lower jaw, five dorsal vertebrae, one and one-half sacral vertebrae, nine complete and two partial caudal vertebrae, both scapulocoracoids, incomplete f), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Longling Town, Nankang, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Nankangia jiangxiensis Lü et al. p. 2 figs. 2-7
2014Nankangia jiangxiensis Lamanna et al. p. 10 fig. 6
2016Nankangia jiangxiensis Wang et al. p. 2
2020Nankangia jiangxiensis Funston p. 136 fig. 20
2022Nankangia jiangxiensis Krumenacker et al. p. 1342

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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()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
infraorderOviraptorosauria
familyOviraptoridae
genusNankangia
speciesjiangxiensis

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.

Nankangia jiangxiensis Lü et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0infrao
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Thickness: intermediateinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Depth habitat: surfaceinfrao
Diet: omnivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2005-03-06 14:07:56
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:07:56
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Averianov and Yarkov 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0China (Jiangxi) Nankangia jiangxiensis (type locality: 147070)