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Wupus agilis

Reptilia - Limiavipedidae

Taxonomy
Wupus agilis was named by Xing et al. (2007). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is QJGM-T4, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Lotus Fortress tracksite, QI, which is in a Barremian/Albian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Jiaguan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Wupus agilis Xing et al. p. 1598 fig. 7
2011Wupus agilis Xing et al. p. 478
2012Wupus agilis Xing et al. p. 304
2013Wupus agilis Lockley et al. p. 14
2015Wupus agilis Xing et al. p. 36
2016Wupus agilis Buckley et al. p. 261
2018Wupus agilis Xing et al. p. 1752
2022Wupus agilis Li et al. p. 4235

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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
—Paraves
classAves
familyLimiavipedidae
genusWupus
speciesagilis

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.

†Wupus agilis Xing et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Albian or 129.40000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Albian129.4 - 100.5China (Sichuan) Wupus agilis (type locality: 182654)