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Morohasaurus kamitakiensis
Taxonomy
Morohasaurus kamitakiensis was named by Ikeda et al. (2022). Its type specimen is MNHAH D1049652, a mandible (nearly complete left dentary with eleven tooth positions, containing two complete, one nearly com- plete, and two incomplete teeth.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kamitaki Egg Quarry, Tamba City, which is in an Albian floodplain mudstone in the Ohyamashimo Formation of Japan. It is the type species of Morohasaurus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2022 | Morohasaurus kamitakiensis Ikeda et al. |
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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.
†Morohasaurus kamitakiensis Ikeda et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Albian | Japan (Hyogo) | Morohasaurus kamitakiensis (type locality: 224255) |