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Bosiutrisauropus phuthiatsani

Reptilia - Avetheropoda

Taxonomy
Bosiutrisauropus phuthiatsani was named by Ellenberger (1970). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Phuthiatsana tracksite (zone A/3), which is in a Norian terrestrial sandstone in the Elliot Formation of Lesotho. It is the type species of Bosiutrisauropus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Bosiutrisauropus phuthiatsani Ellenberger p. 345
1972Bosiutrisauropus phuthiatsani Ellenberger p. 53
1984Bosiutrisauropus phuthiatsani Olsen and Galton p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Tetanurae
orderAvetheropoda
infraorderCarnosauria()
genusBosiutrisauropus
speciesphuthiatsani

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.

Bosiutrisauropus phuthiatsani Ellenberger 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Ellenberger 1972Comme pour le genre.
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: carnivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:32
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:32
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Lesotho (Maseru) Bosiutrisauropus phuthiatsani (type locality: 56029)