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Liaoxisaurus chaoyangensis

Reptilia - Simoedosauridae

Taxonomy
Liaoxisaurus chaoyangensis was named by Gao et al. (2005). Its type specimen is D2131, a partial skeleton (Incomplete skeleton with skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liaoxisaurus chaoyangensis type locality, which is in an Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Jiufotang Formation of China. It is the type species of Liaoxisaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Liaoxisaurus chaoyangensis Gao
2005Liaoxisaurus chaoyangensis Gao et al.
2010Liaoxisaurus chaoyangensis Zhou and Wang

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Eosuchia()
Neodiapsida
SauriaGauthier 1984
Choristodera()
suborderNeochoristoderaEvans and Hecht 1993
familySimoedosauridaeLemone 1884
genusLiaoxisaurus
specieschaoyangensis

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.

Liaoxisaurus chaoyangensis Gao et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Liaoxisaurus chaoyangensis (type locality: 142343)