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Gongpoquansaurus mazongshanensis

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Taxonomy
Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis was named by Lü (1997). Its type specimen is IVPP V.11333 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IVPP 9208-21 quarry, Mazongshan, which is in an Albian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Zhonggou Formation of China.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Paul (2008); it was recombined as Gongpoquansaurus mazongshanensis by You et al. (2014), You et al. (2019) and Ji and Zhang (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis pp. 27-28 figs. 1-10
2001Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Wang and Xu p. 1672
2004Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Norman p. 417
2005Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Buffetaut et al. p. 578
2006Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Buffetaut et al. p. 30
2008Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Chen et al. p. 310
2010Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Amiot et al. p. 354
2010Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis McDonald et al. p. 32
2010Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis McDonald et al. p. 808 fig. 10
2010Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Saegusa et al. p. 56
2010Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Wu et al. p. 127
2011Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Prieto-Márquez p. 774
2011Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Wang et al. p. 135
2013Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis Zheng et al.
2014Gongpoquansaurus mazongshanensis You et al. p. 74
2019Gongpoquansaurus mazongshanensis You et al. p. 3
2022Gongpoquansaurus mazongshanensis Ji and Zhang p. 2

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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()
Ornithischia()
Genasauria
Cerapoda
Ornithopoda()
Clypeodonta
Iguanodontia()
Dryomorpha
Styracosterna
Hadrosauriformes
Hadrosauroidea()
genusGongpoquansaurus
speciesmazongshanensis()

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
H.-l. You et al. 2014Gongpoquansaurus mazongshanensis is a basal hadrosauroid distinguishable from other taxa by the following unique combination of features: transversely elongated supratemporal fenestra, broad and flat dorsal surface of the parietals with a deep median groove, and large and straight nuchal crest.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:40:05
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:40:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0China (Gansu) Probactrosaurus mazongshanensis (type locality: 45166)