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Ikechosaurus magnus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Tchoiria magnus was named by Efimov (1979). Its type specimen is PIN 559/501, a partial skeleton (Partial mandible and portions of postcranial skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khamarin-Khural (PIN coll. 559) [MPE], which is in an Aptian/Albian lacustrine sandstone/gravel in the Hühteeg Formation of Mongolia.

It was recombined as Ikechosaurus magnus by Efimov (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Tchoiria magnus Efimov
1983Ikechosaurus magnus Efimov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Eosuchia()
Neodiapsida
SauriaGauthier 1984
Choristodera()
suborderNeochoristoderaEvans and Hecht 1993
genusIkechosaurus
speciesmagnus(Efimov 1979)

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.

Ikechosaurus magnus Efimov 1979
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Diagnosis
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