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Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis was named by Tanaka et al. (2021). Its type specimen is UzSGM 11-01-02, a maxilla (left maxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dzharakuduk (general), which is in a Turonian/Turonian fluvial sandstone in the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. It is the type species of Ulughbegsaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis Tanaka et al. p. 2

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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()
—Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
superfamilyAllosauroidea
—Carcharodontosauria
genusUlughbegsaurus
speciesuzbekistanensis

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.

†Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis Tanaka et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. Tanaka et al. 2021Carcharodontosaurian theropod with a series of shallow, oval depressions on the lateral surface along the ventral edge of maxilla; tubercles along with the ridged rim of the antorbital fossa; vertically oriented ridges on the lateral surface of maxilla and large foramina at a dorsal edge of dental plates in maxilla.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
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: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Uzbekistan (Navoi) Itemirus medullaris (140570) Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis (58166 type locality: 93204)