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Xuanhanosaurus

Reptilia - Piatnitzkysauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Xuanhanosaurus Dong
1988Xuanhanosaurus Carroll
1988Xuanhanosaurus Paul p. 294
1992Xuanhanosaurus Dong p. 164
1999Xuanhanosaurus Gao
2003Xuanhanosaurus Rauhut p. 126 fig. 51
2004Xuanhanosaurus Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 72
2011Xuanhanosaurus Li et al. p. 23
2012Xuanhanosaurus Carrano et al. p. 248 fig. 7
2016Xuanhanosaurus Rauhut et al. p. 38

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
superfamilyMegalosauroidea()
familyPiatnitzkysauridae
genusXuanhanosaurus

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. †Xuanhanosaurus Dong 1984
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Maximum body mass: 1000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 300 kgg
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-08-24 13:30:23
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:30:23
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Peczkis 1995, Marsh 1875

Age range: Bajocian or 170.30000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China (Sichuan) X. qilixiaensis (28232)