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Cairanoolithidae

Reptilia - Cairanoolithidae

Taxonomy
Cairanoolithidae was named by Sellés and Galobart (2016). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Cairanoolithus.

It was assigned to Ornithischia by Sellés and Galobart (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Cairanoolithidae Sellés and Galobart pp. 585, 593

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Ornithischia()
familyCairanoolithidae
familyCairanoolithidae

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.

Fm. †Cairanoolithidae Sellés and Galobart 2016
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G. †Cairanoolithus Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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†Cairanoolithus dughii Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Cairanoolithus roussetensis Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
Invalid names: Dughioolithus Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. G. Sellés and À. Galobart 2016Same as for the only known oogenus.
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: gregariouso
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:52
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:52
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Dinosauria indet. (61619)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Cairanoolithus dughii (132354)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Hérault) Cairanoolithus sp., Dughioolithus sp. (65391)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Cairanoolithus roussetensis (183157) Cairanoolithus sp. (115193)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Cairanoolithus dughii (91056 113294 232209) Dughioolithus roussetensis (70285)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Dughioolithus roussetensis (65348) Dughioolithus sp. (65389)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Aude) Cairanoolithus sp. (232371)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Occitanie) Cairanoolithus dughii (232208)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Occitanie) Cairanoolithus dughii (226213)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Dinosauria indet. (59766)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Dughioolithus roussetensis (65390)