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Eshanosaurus deguchiianus

Reptilia - Therizinosauridae

Taxonomy
Eshanosaurus deguchiianus was named by Xu et al. (2001). Its type specimen is IVPP V11579, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Eshan (IVPP), which is in a Hettangian terrestrial marl in the Lufeng Formation of China. It is the type species of Eshanosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Xu et al. p. 477 figs. 1-3
2003Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Rauhut p. 42
2004Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Clark et al. p. 152
2009Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Xing et al. p. 17
2010Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Choiniere et al. p. 1773
2010Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Zanno p. 535
2012Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Bell et al. p. 188
2012Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Qian et al. p. 339
2012Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Senter et al. p. 1

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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
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptoriformes
—TherizinosauriaRussell 1997
superfamilyTherizinosauroidea
familyTherizinosauridae
genusEshanosaurus
speciesdeguchiianus

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.

†Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Xu et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
X. Xu et al. 2001A small therizinosauroid distinguishable from other therizinosauroids by the presence of a round fenestra in the posterior portion of the dentary (but see discussion); tooth denticles smaller relative to those in other therizinosauroids; tooth denticles almost perpendicular to the anterior and posterior margins of the crown.
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: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingsuperf
Diet: herbivoresuperf
Reproduction: oviparoussuperf
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-11 17:03:44
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:03:44
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Holtz et al. 2000, Marsh 1875

Age range: Hettangian or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5China (Yunnan) Therizinosauroidea indet. (type locality: 51909)