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Carentonosaurus algorensis

Osteichthyes - Aigialosauridae

Taxonomy
Carentonosaurus algorensis was named by Cabezuelo-Hernández and Pérez-García (2023). Its type specimen is ALG 200, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Algora fossil site, which is in a Cretaceous terrestrial siliciclastic in the Arenas de Utrillas Formation of Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Carentonosaurus algorensis Cabezuelo-Hernández and Pérez-García

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyMosasauroidea
familyAigialosauridaeKramberger 1892
genusCarentonosaurus
speciesalgorensis

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.

Carentonosaurus algorensis Cabezuelo-Hernández and Pérez-García 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:13
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:13
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Spain (Guadalajara ) Carentonosaurus algorensis (type locality: 233569)