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Repenomamus giganticus

Osteichthyes - Eutriconodonta - Gobiconodontidae

Taxonomy
Repenomamus giganticus was named by Hu et al. (2005). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IVPP V14155, a partial skeleton (partial skull with right mandible, and articulated postcranium (no). Its type locality is Lujiatun village, Shangyuan [general] (IVPP), which is in a Barremian/Aptian fluvial tuff in the Yixian Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Repenomamus giganticus Hu et al. p. 149 figs. 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
orderEutriconodontaKermack et al. 1973
familyGobiconodontidae
genusRepenomamus
speciesgiganticus

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.

†Repenomamus giganticus Hu et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: skull plus bodys
Adult length: 100 to < 1000s
Maximum body mass: 30 kgs
Minimum body mass: 10 kgs
Environment: terrestrials
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellings
Diet: carnivores
Comments: Robustus giganticus body mass estimated at 12-14 kg; R. robustus body mass is estimated at 4-6 kg.s
Created: 2005-09-09 14:09:05
Modified: 2005-09-09 16:09:05
Source: s = species, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hu et al. 2005

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.77000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57China (Liaoning) Repenomamus giganticus (type locality: 53493)