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Nanchangasaurus

Reptilia - Hupehsuchia - Hupehsuchidae

Taxonomy
Nanchangasaurus was named by Wang (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr m Sepkoski's reference number: 746].

It was assigned to Hupehsuchidae by Carroll (1988); and to Ichthyosauria by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Nanchangasaurus Wang
1988Nanchangasaurus Carroll
2002Naanchangasaurus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
orderHupehsuchia
familyHupehsuchidae
genusNanchangasaurusWang 1959

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. †Nanchangasaurus Wang 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available