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Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis

Reptilia - Grippiidae

Taxonomy
Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis was named by Chen et al. (2013). It is not extant. Its type specimen is WHGMR V26001. Its type locality is Xunjian, Nanzhang, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis Chen et al.
2016Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis Ji et al. p. 3

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
familyGrippiidaeWiman 1929
genusChaohusaurusYoung and Dong 1972
specieszhangjiawanensis

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.

†Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis Chen et al. 2013
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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: Middle Triassic or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0China (Hubei) Chaohusaurus zhangjiawanensis (type locality: 114113)