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Metriacanthosaurinae

Osteichthyes - Metriacanthosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Metriacanthosaurinae Paul p. 289
2012Metriacanthosaurinae Carrano et al. p. 250

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
superfamilyAllosauroidea
familyMetriacanthosauridae
subfamilyMetriacanthosaurinae
subfamilyMetriacanthosaurinae

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.

Subfm. †Metriacanthosaurinae Paul 1988
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G. †Metriacanthosaurus Walker 1964
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G. †Siamotyrannus Buffetaut et al. 1996 [Siam tyrant]
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Siamotyrannus isanensis Buffetaut et al. 1996
G. †Sinraptor Currie and Zhao 1994 [China raptor]
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Sinraptor dongi Currie and Zhao 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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
Maximum body mass: 1000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 300 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: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Barremian or 168.20000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian - Callovian168.2 - 161.5China (Sichuan) Yangchuanosaurus hepingensis (89156)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Megalosaurus sp. (52556)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8China (Xinjiang) Sinraptor dongi (45192)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Thailand (Khon Kaen) Theropoda indet. (36160)