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Enigmosaurus (enigmatic lizard)

Osteichthyes - Therizinosauridae

Species
E. mongoliensis (type species)
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2005-10-31; modified by M. Carrano on 2015-04-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Enigmosaurus Barsbold p. 107
1983Enigmosaurus Barsbold and Perle p. 107
1992Enigmosaurus Currie p. 243
1993Enigmosaurus Currie and Eberth p. 138
1994Enigmosaurus Russell and Dong p. 2121
1997Enigmosaurus Russell p. 729
2000Enigmosaurus Currie p. 440
2003Enigmosaurus Rauhut p. 41
2004Enigmosaurus Clark et al. p. 152
2010Enigmosaurus Zanno p. 517
2013Enigmosaurus Pu et al.

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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()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptoriformes
TherizinosauriaRussell 1997
superfamilyTherizinosauroidea
familyTherizinosauridae
genusEnigmosaurusBarsbold and Perle 1983

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. †Enigmosaurus Barsbold and Perle 1983 [enigmatic lizard]
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Enigmosaurus mongoliensis Barsbold and Perle 1983
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
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, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Mongolia (Dornogov) Enigmosaurus mongoliensis (118167)