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Parvoolithus tortuosus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Parvoolithus tortuosus was named by Mikhailov (1996). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is PIN 4479-1, an egg, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khongil Tsav [SMPE] (PIN coll. 4695, 4479), which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Parvoolithus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Parvoolithus tortuosus Mikhailov p. 247
2000Parvoolithus tortuosus Mikhailov p. 566

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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()
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
genusParvoolithus
speciestortuosus

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.

Parvoolithus tortuosus Mikhailov 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available