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Berthasaura

Reptilia - Noasauridae

Taxonomy

Berthasaura was named by de Souza et al. (2021). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Noasauridae by de Souza et al. (2021).

Species

B. leopoldinae

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
2021	Berthasaura de Souza et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
suborder	Ceratosauria	()
family	Noasauridae
genus	Berthasaura

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.

G. †Berthasaura de Souza et al. 2021

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†Berthasaura leopoldinae de Souza et al. 2021

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
G. A. de Souza et al. 2021	Noasaurid ceratosaur with the following combination of characters that distinguishes it from other members of the clade (autapomorphies are marked with an asterisk): edentulous rostrum (premaxilla, maxilla and dentary); lamellae on the medial surface of the premaxilla; short dentaries with the length rostral to the mandibular fenestra about 1.5 times the height of the dentary; protuberance projecting from the caudoventral end of the premaxillary buccal rim; non-bifurcated rostral end of splenial; postzygodiapophyseal lamina in mid-cervical vertebrae divided in two parts and reduced to low ridges; maximal length of metacarpus less than 15% of the length of humerus; iliac blade mediolaterally flattened; medial brevis shelf strongly reduced; deep notch on the caudal margin of the ischial process producing an eminent and caudally-oriented prong; rounded medial femoral epicondyle.

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

Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Campanian or 125.00000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Campanian	125.0 - 72.1	Brazil (Paraná)	B. leopoldinae (160057)