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Gobiosuchus kielanae

Reptilia - Gobiosuchidae

Taxonomy
Gobiosuchus kielanae was named by Osmolska (1972). Its type specimen is Zpal MgR-II/67, a partial skeleton (Skull and disarticulated skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shabarakh Usu, Volcano sublocality [PMPE], which is in a Campanian eolian sandstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Gobiosuchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Gobiosuchus kielanae Osmolska p. 44 fig. 1
1983Gobiosuchus kielanae Efimov p. 90
2000Gobiosuchus kielanae Storrs and Efimov p. 407
2012Gobiosuchus kielanae Bronzati et al.
2014Gobiosuchus kielanae Sertich and O'Connor

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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
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
familyGobiosuchidae
genusGobiosuchus
specieskielanae

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.

†Gobiosuchus kielanae Osmolska 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:45
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Gobiosuchus kielanae (type locality: 48927)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omngov) Gobiosuchus kielanae (114241)