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Shiguaignathus wangi

Therocephalia - Akidnognathidae

Taxonomy
Shiguaignathus wangi was named by Liu and Abdala (2017). Its type specimen is IVPP V 23297, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality DQS 28, Naobaogou, which is in a Lopingian terrestrial horizon in the Naobaogou Formation of China. It is the type species of Shiguaignathus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Shiguaignathus wangi Liu and Abdala

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderTherocephalia
EutherocephaliaHopson and Barghusen 1986
familyAkidnognathidaeNopcsa 1923
genusShiguaignathus
specieswangi

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.

Shiguaignathus wangi Liu and Abdala 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:57
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lopingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17China (Nei Mongol) Shiguaignathus wangi (type locality: 190373)