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Qianichthyosaurus xingyiensis

Reptilia - Toretocnemidae

Taxonomy
Qianichthyosaurus xingyiensis was named by Yang et al. (2013). It is not extant. 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
2013Qianichthyosaurus xingyiensis Yang 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
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
—Hueneosauria
suborderLongipinnatiHuene 1948
familyToretocnemidae
genusQianichthyosaurus
speciesxingyiensis

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.

†Qianichthyosaurus xingyiensis Yang 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: 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) Qianichthyosaurus xingyiensis (type locality: 98907)