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Estesia mongoliensis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Estesia mongoliensis was named by Norell et al. (1992). Its type specimen is IGM 3/14, a skull (A skull and mandibles), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lizard Hill, Khulsan [AMNH], which is in a Campanian/Campanian eolian sandstone in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Estesia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Estesia mongoliensis Norell et al.
1997Estesia mongoliensis Norell and Gao p. 2
2000Estesia mongoliensis Gao and Norell p. 94
2013Estesia mongoliensis Yi and Norell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Monstersauria
genusEstesia
speciesmongoliensis

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.

Estesia mongoliensis Norell et al. 1992
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omngov) Estesia mongoliensis (68525)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Estesia mongoliensis (37184)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Estesia mongoliensis (type locality: 62913 62914)