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Tarascosaurus

Reptilia - Abelisauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Tarascosaurus Buffetaut et al. p. 33
1991Tarascosaurus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut p. 588 figs. 1-3
1992Tarascosaurus Le Loeuff et al. p. 337
1995Tarascosaurus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut p. 182
1996Tarascosaurus Sampson et al. p. 604
1997Tarascosaurus Buffetaut p. 215
1998Tarascosaurus Holtz, Jr. p. 39
1998Tarascosaurus Le Loeuff p. 53
2004Tarascosaurus Tykoski and Rowe p. 67
2007Tarascosaurus Smith p. 103
2008Tarascosaurus Carrano and Sampson p. 209
2011Tarascosaurus Osi and Buffetaut p. 36
2014Tarascosaurus Tortosa et al. p. 70

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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()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
suborderCeratosauria()
familyAbelisauridae
genusTarascosaurus

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.

G. †Tarascosaurus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991
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Tarascosaurus salluvicus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Le Loeuff and E. Buffetaut 1991La même que celle de l'espèce type.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Maximum body mass: 10 kgg
Minimum body mass: 3 kgg
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: 2005-08-24 13:29:48
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:29:48
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Peczkis 1995, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) T. salluvicus (28456)