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Dakosaurus andiniensis

Reptilia - Metriorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Dakosaurus andiniensis was named by Vignaud and Gasparini (1996). Its type specimen is MHNSR PV344, a partial skull (fragment of rostrum composed by parts of the maxilla, nasal, and premaxilla, lacking tooth crowns), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Catan Lil, which is in a Tithonian offshore shale/marl in the Vaca Muerta Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Dakosaurus andiniensis Vignaud and Gasparini
2006Dakosaurus andiniensis Gasparini et al. p. 72
2010Dakosaurus andiniensis Nascimento and Zaher
2010Dakosaurus andiniensis Young et al. p. 858
2011Dakosaurus andiniensis Nascimento and Zaher
2012Dakosaurus andiniensis Bronzati et al.
2013Dakosaurus andiniensis Young et al.
2014Dakosaurus andiniensis Herrera and Vennari
2014Dakosaurus andiniensis Sertich and O'Connor
2015Dakosaurus andiniensis Parrilla-Bel and Canudo

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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
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Thalattosuchia()
familyMetriorhynchidaeFitzinger 1843
subfamilyGeosaurinaeLydekker 1889
genusDakosaurusQuenstedt 1856
speciesandiniensis

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.

†Dakosaurus andiniensis Vignaud and Gasparini 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: nektonicsubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-07-23 01:12:29
Modified: 2009-07-23 03:12:29
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 150.80000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Argentina (Mendoza) Dakosaurus andiniensis (type locality: 72049 72050)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Early/Lower Berriasian150.8 - 140.2Argentina (Neuquén) Dakosaurus andiniensis (154296)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Argentina (Mendoza) Dakosaurus andiniensis (72051 190078)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Argentina (Neuquén) Dakosaurus sp. (122662)