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Undorosaurus khorlovensis

Osteichthyes - Ophthalmosauridae

Taxonomy
Undorosaurus khorlovensis was named by Efimov (1999). Its type specimen is UPM EP-II-27 (870), a partial skeleton (Fragmentary skull bones (nasals, orbitals, and jaw bones), humeral girdle (right and left scapulae and fragmentary clavicles), fore limb (right and left humeri,), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moscow Region Ichthyosaur V. virgatus zone, which is in a Jurassic marine horizon in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Undorosaurus khorlovensis Efimov

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
—Baracromia
familyOphthalmosauridaeAndrews 1910
subfamilyOphthalmosaurinaeBaur 1887
genusUndorosaurusEfimov 1999
specieskhorlovensis

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: 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: Late/Upper Jurassic or 161.50000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Russian Federation (Moskva) Undorosaurus khorlovensis (type locality: 28012 28013)