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Wumengosaurus
Taxonomy
Wumengosaurus was named by Jiang et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Eosauropterygia by Jiang et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Eosauropterygia by Jiang et al. (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Wumengosaurus Jiang et al. |
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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. †Wumengosaurus Jiang et al. 2008
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†Wumengosaurus delicatomandibularis Jiang et al. 2008
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D.- Y. Jiang et al. 2008 | "An eosauropterygian taxon of 95.5-130.5 cm total length, with jaws forming an elongated and pointed rostrum furnished with a large number (in excess of 45-50) small teeth; teeth with basally expanded crown and pointed tip, positioned vertically; frontals paired; parietal unpaired; cheek partially covered by broadened upper temporal arch; lower temporal arch absent; scapula with distinct posterodorsally extending blade, terminating in a straight posterior margin; ilium with distinct preacetabular process at base of distinct dorsally extending iliac blade; pubis plate-like, of rounded contours; two carpal (intermedium and ulare) and tarsal (astragalus and calcaneum) ossifications." |