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Tsagansaurus nemegetensis

Reptilia - Parasaniwidae

Taxonomy
Tsagansaurus nemegetensis was named by Alifanov (2018). Its type specimen is PIN, no. 4758/1, a maxilla (Right maxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tsagan Sair, which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Naran Bulak Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Tsagansaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Tsagansaurus nemegetensis Alifanov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
superfamilyVaranoideaGray 1827
familyParasaniwidae
genusTsagansaurus
speciesnemegetensis

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.

Tsagansaurus nemegetensis Alifanov 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Reproduction: oviparoussuperf
Created: 2005-09-10 09:48:06
Modified: 2005-09-10 11:48:06
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 58.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia (Omnogov) Tsagansaurus nemegetensis (type locality: 199607)