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Psittacosaurus amitabha

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Psittacosaurus amitabha was named by Napoli et al. (2019). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IGM 100/1132, a partial skeleton (a nearly complete, undistorted skull with an associated partial mandible and fragmentary postcranial elements). Its type locality is Mt. Uskuk, Ondai Sair (AMNH 25955), which is in a Hauterivian/Barremian fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Andaikhudag Formation of Mongolia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Psittacosaurus amitabha Napoli et al.
2022Psittacosaurus amitabha Son et al. p. 24

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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()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Ornithischia()
—Genasauria
—Cerapoda
—Marginocephalia
—Ceratopsia()
genusPsittacosaurus
speciesamitabha

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.

†Psittacosaurus amitabha Napoli et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-08-25 05:49:05
Modified: 2005-10-26 13:40:59
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Barremian or 132.60000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Mongolia Psittacosaurus amitabha (type locality: 48940)