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Dispersituberoolithus exilis

Reptilia - Theropoda

Taxonomy
Dispersituberoolithus exilis was named by Zelenitsky et al. (1996). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is RTMP 94.157.62, an egg, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Little Diablo's Hill, Devil's Coulee, which is in a Campanian terrestrial mudstone in the Oldman Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Dispersituberoolithus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Dispersituberoolithus exilis Zelenitsky et al. p. 1664 figs. 5F-H, 6A-D
2014Dispersituberoolithus exilis Sellés et al. p. 49
2015Dispersituberoolithus exilis Currie and Koppelhus p. 625

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
orderTheropoda
genusDispersituberoolithus
speciesexilis

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.

Dispersituberoolithus exilis Zelenitsky et al. 1996
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. K. Zelenitsky et al. 1996Eggshell thickness 0.26–0.28 mm; three structural layers (external zone, continuous layer, and mammillary layer); ez:cl:ml thickness ratio of 0.5:2:1; ornamentation dispersituberculate; and angusticanaiiculate pore system.
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: 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: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Dispersituberoolithus exilis (type locality: 53049)