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Tuberocephalosaurus pompabilis

Osteichthyes - Polyglyphanodontidae

Taxonomy
Tuberocephalosaurus pompabilis was named by Alifanov (2000). Its type specimen is PIN 3142/328, a partial skeleton (full skull and mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khermin Tsav, northern slope [RMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian eolian sandstone/conglomerate in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Tuberocephalosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Tuberocephalosaurus pompabilis Alifanov p. 24 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Scincomorpha()
PolyglyphanodontiaAlifanov 2000
familyPolyglyphanodontidaeGilmore 1942
subfamilyTuberocephalosaurinaeAlifanov 2000
genusTuberocephalosaurus
speciespompabilis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Tuberocephalosaurus pompabilis (type locality: 58105)