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Anshunsaurus huangnihensis

Reptilia - Thalattosauria - Askeptosauridae

Taxonomy
Anshunsaurus huangnihensis was named by Cheng et al. (2007). It is not extant. Its type specimen is YIGM V 30017. Its type locality is Wusha, Xingyi (IVPP collection), which is in a Longobardian marine horizon in the Falang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Anshunsaurus huangnihensis Cheng et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Thalattosauriformes
orderThalattosauria
superfamilyAskeptosauroidea
familyAskeptosauridae
genusAnshunsaurusLiu 1999
specieshuangnihensisCheng et al. 2007

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.

Anshunsaurus huangnihensis Cheng et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:24
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:24
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Longobardian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Anshunsaurus huangnihensis (type locality: 98907)