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Pyramicephalosaurus cherminicus

Osteichthyes - Piramicephalosauridae

Taxonomy
Piramicephalosaurus cherminicus was named by Alifanov (1988). Its type specimen is PIN 3142/307, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khermin Tsav, northern slope [RMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian eolian sandstone/conglomerate in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Piramicephalosaurus.

It was recombined as Pyramicephalosaurus cherminicus by Gao and Norell (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Piramicephalosaurus cherminicus Alifanov
2000Pyramicephalosaurus cherminicus Gao and Norell

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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
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
—ToxicoferaVidal and Hedges 2005
infraorderIguaniaCuvier 1817
infraorderMacrocephalosauria
superfamilyMongolochamopoidea
familyPiramicephalosauridae
genusPyramicephalosaurus
speciescherminicus()

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Piramicephalosaurus cherminicus (type locality: 58105) Pyramicephalosaurus cherminicus (62913)