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Toyamasauripus

Reptilia

Taxonomy

Species
T. masuiae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Toyamasauripus Matsukawa et al. p. 606
2008Toyamasauripus Fujita p. 33

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

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. †Toyamasauripus Matsukawa et al. 1997
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Toyamasauripus masuiae Matsukawa et al. 1997
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Matsukawa et al. 1997Narrow trackway of a small biped, typically 3–10 cm in length, with high pace angulation. Tridactyl track consists of slender digits with variably preserved pad impressions and projecting small heel, and is slightly asymmetrical, mesaxonic, and about as long as wide. Divarication between digits II and IV averaging about 90° (range 60°–136°). End of digit III curves inward.