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Erdenetesaurus robinsonae

Osteichthyes - Polyglyphanodontidae

Taxonomy
Erdenetesaurus robinsonae was named by Sulimski (1975). Its type specimen is ZPal MgR-III/19, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khermeen Tsav II, Middle Red Beds [PMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial sandstone in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Erdenetesaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Erdenetesaurus robinsonae Sulimski p. 78 fig. 14
1983Erdenetesaurus robinsonae Estes pp. 80-81
1991Erdenetesaurus robinsonae Gao and Fox
2000Erdenetesaurus robinsonae Gao and Norell p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Scincomorpha()
PolyglyphanodontiaAlifanov 2000
familyPolyglyphanodontidaeGilmore 1942
genusErdenetesaurus
speciesrobinsonae

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.

Erdenetesaurus robinsonae Sulimski 1975
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Sulimski 1975As for the genus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Erdenetesaurus robinsonae (type locality: 28243 62914)