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Wulatelong gobiensis

Reptilia - Oviraptoridae

Taxonomy
Wulatelong gobiensis was named by Xu et al. (2013). Its type specimen is IVPP V 18409, a skeleton (An articulated skeleton preserving much of the cranium and postcranial skeleton, including 11 dorsal vertebrae, 16 caudal vertebrae, much of both the right and), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is The Gate, Bayan Mandahu, which is in a Campanian terrestrial sandstone in the Wulansuhai Formation of China. It is the type species of Wulatelong.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Wulatelong gobiensis Xu et al. p. 86 figs. 1-3
2014Wulatelong gobiensis Lamanna et al. p. 10 fig. 6
2016Wulatelong gobiensis Wang et al. p. 8
2020Wulatelong gobiensis Funston p. 136 fig. 20

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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
subfamilyCitipatinae
genusWulatelong
speciesgobiensis

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.

Wulatelong gobiensis Xu 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: Averianov and Yarkov 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1China (Nei Mongol) Wulatelong gobiensis (type locality: 145095)