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Isodontosaurus gracilis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Isodontosaurus gracilis was named by Gilmore (1943). Its type specimen is AMNH 6647 (posterior portions of both rami with teeth) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shabarakh Usu (AMNH loc. 12049), which is in a Campanian eolian sandstone in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Isodontosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Isodontosaurus gracilis Gilmore pp. 382-383 fig. 21
1983Isodontosaurus gracilis Estes p. 192
2000Isodontosaurus gracilis Gao and Norell p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
genusIsodontosaurusGilmore 1943
speciesgracilis

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.

Isodontosaurus gracilis Gilmore 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Campanian or 83.50000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Mongolia (Omnogov) Isodontosaurus gracilis (68522)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Isodontosaurus gracilis (45090 type locality: 46152 51033)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov Aimak) Isodontosaurus gracilis (37184 68517)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6China (Nei Mongol) Isodontosaurus gracilis (116292)