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Fuyuansaurus acutirostris

Reptilia - Protorosauria

Taxonomy
Fuyuansaurus acutirostris was named by Fraser et al. (2013). Its type specimen is IVPP V17983, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Jiyangshan, Huabi, which is in a Ladinian offshore limestone in the Falang Formation of China. It is the type species of Fuyuansaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Fuyuansaurus acutirostris Fraser et al. p. 1120

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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
speciesacutirostris

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.

Fuyuansaurus acutirostris Fraser et al. 2013
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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: Renesto 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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) Fuyuansaurus acutirostris (type locality: 106668)