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Parafaveoloolithus

Reptilia - Faveoloolithidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Parafaveoloolithus Zhang pp. 215-216
2011Parafaveoloolithus Wang et al. p. 447
2018Parafaveoloolithus Zheng et al. p. 900

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
familyFaveoloolithidae
genusParafaveoloolithus

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. †Parafaveoloolithus Zhang 2010
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S.-K. Zhang 2010摇 oosp. nov.

Eggs spherical or oval. Eggshell composed of one layer of shell units, or two superimposed shell units in some portions. Shell units incomplete and prismatic, separated from each other near inner surface of eggsries between prisms relatively clear.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cretaceous to the top of the Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6China (Zhejiang) Faveoloolithidae indet. (98237) P. macroporus (98238)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Mongolia (Dalanzagad) Sauropoda indet. (60457)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Jiangxi) P. pingxiangensis (204764)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8China (Zhejiang) Dendroolithus guoqingsiensis (205654) P. guoqingsiensis (204720) P. tiansicunensis (98239)