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Leshansaurus qianweiensis

Reptilia - Megalosauridae

Taxonomy
Leshansaurus qianweiensis was named by Li et al. (2009). Its type specimen is QW200701, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiaogu, Qianwei, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian terrestrial horizon in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Leshansaurus qianweiensis Li et al. pp. 1203-1204 figs. Pl. 1-3
2011Leshansaurus qianweiensis Li et al. p. 23
2012Leshansaurus qianweiensis Carrano et al. p. 233
2013Leshansaurus qianweiensis Hanson and Makovicky p. 779

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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
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
superfamilyMegalosauroidea()
familyMegalosauridae()
subfamilyAfrovenatorinae
genusLeshansaurus
speciesqianweiensis

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.

Leshansaurus qianweiensis Li et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. T. Carrano et al. 2012Tetanuran theropod with distinct ventral ridge on all sacral vertebral centra (Li et al. 2009).
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: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Callovian or 168.30000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5China (Sichuan) Leshansaurus qianweiensis (type locality: 92950)