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Pinnatoolithidae

Osteichthyes - Pinnatoolithidae

Taxonomy
Pinnatoolithidae was named by Fang et al. (2009). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Pinnatoolithus.

It was assigned to Theropoda by Fang et al. (2009).

Subtaxa
Lanceoloolithus, Pinnatoolithus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Pinnatoolithidae Fang et al. pp. 173-174

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
familyPinnatoolithidae
familyPinnatoolithidae

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. †Pinnatoolithidae Fang et al. 2009
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G. †Lanceoloolithus Fang et al. 2009
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†Lanceoloolithus huangtangensis Fang et al. 2009
†Lanceoloolithus xiapingensis Fang et al. 2009
G. †Pinnatoolithus Fang et al. 2009
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†Pinnatoolithus nanxiongensis Fang et al. 2009
†Pinnatoolithus sangequanensis Fang et al. 2009
†Pinnatoolithus shitangensis Fang et al. 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Xinjiang) Dinosauria indet. (97615)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2China (Guangdong) Lanceoloolithus xiapingensis (275481 275482 275494 275495 275499) Pinnatoolithus nanxiongensis (275476 275477) Pinnatoolithus shitangensis (275467 275498) Pinnatoolithus shitangensis, Pinnatoolithus nanxiongensis, Lanceoloolithus huangtangensis (275485) Pinnatoolithus shitangensis, Pinnatoolithus nanxiongensis, Lanceoloolithus xiapingensis (275496)