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Malakhelisaurus mianwali

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Malasaurus mianwali was named by Malkani (2007). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Baroch Nala tracksite (northern), Malakhel, which is in a Jurassic marginal marine limestone/shale in the Samanasuk Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Malakhelisaurus.

It was recombined as Malakhelisaurus mianwali by Malkani (2008), Malkani (2009), Malkani (2010), Malkani (2010), Malkani (2011), Malkani (2014), Malkani (2014), Malkani (2015), Malkani (2015), Malkani (2016) and Malkani (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Malasaurus mianwali Malkani p. 10 figs. 2, 4
2008Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani p. 55
2009Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani p. 66
2010Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani p. 40
2011Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani p. 67
2014Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani p. 56
2015Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani p. 186
2016Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani p. 131
2019Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani p. 945

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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()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
—Neosauropoda
—Macronaria
—Titanosauriformes
—Titanosauria
genusMalakhelisaurus
speciesmianwali()

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.

†Malakhelisaurus mianwali Malkani 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Middle Jurassic or 174.70000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5Pakistan (Punjab) Malasaurus mianwali (type locality: 80011)