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Eubrontes nianpanshanensis

Reptilia - Grallatoridae

Taxonomy
Jinlijingpus nianpanshanensis was named by Yang and Yang (1987). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is CFZJ6, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Nianpanshan tracksite, which is in an Aalenian/Bajocian terrestrial horizon in the Xintiangou Formation of China.

It was recombined as Eubrontes nianpanshanensis by Li and Zhang (2017), Xing et al. (2017), Xing et al. (2021) and Li et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Jinlijingpus nianpanshanensis Yang and Yang p. 20 fig. 15
2017Eubrontes nianpanshanensis Li and Zhang p. 280
2017Eubrontes nianpanshanensis Xing et al. p. 362
2021Eubrontes nianpanshanensis Li et al. p. 14
2021Eubrontes nianpanshanensis Xing et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
familyGrallatoridae
genusEubrontes
speciesnianpanshanensis()

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.

Eubrontes nianpanshanensis Yang and Yang 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
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: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Aalenian to the top of the Bajocian or 174.10000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3China (Sichuan) Jinlijingpus nianpanshanensis (type locality: 60498)