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Ganzhousaurus nankangensis

Reptilia - Oviraptoridae

Taxonomy
Ganzhousaurus nankangensis was named by Wang et al. (2013). Its type specimen is SDM 20090302, a partial skeleton (partial semi-articulated skeleton including the following elements: incomplete mandible, three articulated posterior caudal vertebrae, left partial ilium, mids), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ganzhou City (PROXY), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Ganzhousaurus nankangensis Wang et al.
2014Ganzhousaurus nankangensis Lamanna et al. p. 10 fig. 6
2016Ganzhousaurus nankangensis Wang et al. p. 2
2020Ganzhousaurus nankangensis Funston p. 112

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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
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
infraorderOviraptorosauria
familyOviraptoridae
subfamilyHeyuanninae
genusGanzhousaurus
speciesnankangensis

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.

†Ganzhousaurus nankangensis Wang et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0infrao
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Thickness: intermediateinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Depth habitat: surfaceinfrao
Diet: omnivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2005-03-06 14:07:56
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:07:56
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Averianov and Yarkov 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0China (Jiangxi) Ganzhousaurus nankangensis (type locality: 97945)