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Fuyuansaurus

Reptilia - Protorosauria

Taxonomy
Fuyuansaurus was named by Fraser et al. (2013). It is not extant. Its type is Fuyuansaurus acutirostris.

It was assigned to Protorosauria by Fraser et al. (2013).

Species
F. acutirostris (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Fuyuansaurus Fraser et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
orderProtorosauriaHuxley 1871
genusFuyuansaurus

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.

G. †Fuyuansaurus Fraser et al. 2013
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†Fuyuansaurus acutirostris Fraser et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2011-03-27 21:49:37
Modified: 2011-03-27 05:49:37
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Renesto 2005

Age range: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Yunnan) F. acutirostris (106668)