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Lufengosaurus changduensis

Reptilia - Massospondylidae

Taxonomy
Lufengosaurus changduensis was named by Zhao (1985). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Changdu, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial horizon in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Lufengosaurus changduensis Zhao p. 287

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha(Huene 1932)
Massopoda
familyMassospondylidae
genusLufengosaurus
specieschangduensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Entire body: yesg
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2005-08-24 13:33:16
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:33:16
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Peczkis 1995, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Jurassic or 201.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Xizang) Lufengosaurus changduensis (type locality: 165590)