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Indrasaurus wangi

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Indrasaurus wangi was named by O'Connor et al. (2019). Its type specimen is STM5-32 [same specimen no. as the Microraptor it's inside of], a partial skeleton (partial articulated skeleton preserved in the stomach of a nearly complete and fully articulated Microraptor), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jianchang, which is in an Aptian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Jiufotang Formation of China. It is the type species of Indrasaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Indrasaurus wangi O'Connor et al. p. 1 figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Scleroglossa
genusIndrasaurus
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.

Indrasaurus wangi O'Connor et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
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