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Gansurhinus qingtoushanensis
Taxonomy
Gansurhinus qingtoushanensis was named by Reisz et al. (2011). Its type specimen is IVPP V15989, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dashankou locality, which is in a Roadian fluvial mudstone in the Qingtoushan Formation of China. It is the type species of Gansurhinus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Gansurhinus qingtoushanensis Reisz et al. p. 436 figs. 1-3 |
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†Gansurhinus qingtoushanensis Reisz et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. R. Reisz et al. 2011 | Medium-sized moradisaurine captorhinid characterized by the presence of a long diastema between the single anterior tooth and the multiple tooth-rowed region of the upper dentition. Differs from other moradisaurines in having a maximum of five tooth rows on the maxillary and dentary dental plates, with individual teeth bearing a cusp-like emargination on the posterior aspect of the crown. |