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Faveoloolithidae

Reptilia - Faveoloolithidae

Taxonomy
Faveoloolithidae was named by Zhao and Ding (1976). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Dinosauria by Zhao (1994); and to Sauropoda by Mikhailov et al. (1994) and Mikhailov (2000).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Faveoloolithidae Zhao and Ding p. 42
1980Sphaerovum Mones p. 269 figs. Pl. 2A-C, 3A-D
1980Sphaerovum erbeni Mones p. 269 figs. Pl. 2A-C, 3A-D
1981Sphaerovum erbeni Borgomanero and Leonardi p. 217
1992Sphaerovum erbeni Powell p. 388
1994Sphaerovum Faccio p. 47
1994Sphaerovum erbeni Faccio p. 47
1994Faveoloolithidae Mikhailov et al. p. 90
1994Faveoloolithidae Zhao p. 200
1997Sphaerovum erbeni Mones p. 213
2000Faveoloolithidae Mikhailov p. 565
2002Sphaerovum Casadío et al. p. 287
2002Sphaerovum erbeni Casadío et al. p. 287
2002Sphaerovum Cousin p. 47
2002Sphaerovum erbeni Cousin p. 47
2003Sphaerovum de Valais et al. p. 632
2006Sphaerovum Simón p. 518
2006Sphaerovum erbeni Simón p. 518
2008Sphaerovum erbeni Soto et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
familyFaveoloolithidae
familyFaveoloolithidae

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.

Fm. †Faveoloolithidae Zhao and Ding 1976
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G. †Duovallumoolithus Zheng et al. 2018
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Duovallumoolithus shangdanensis Zheng et al. 2018
G. †Faveoloolithus Zhao and Ding 1976
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Faveoloolithus ningxiaensis Zhao and Ding 1976
G. †Hemifaveoloolithus Wang et al. 2011
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G. †Paquiloolithus Simon 2002
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Invalid names: Sphaerovum Mones 1980 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Middle Berriasian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 145.00000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Faveoloolithidae indet. (28994)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Argentina (Entre Ríos) Sphaerovum erbeni (38074)
Hauterivian - Cenomanian132.9 - 93.9Argentina (La Rioja) Faveoloolithidae indet. (123755)
Albian113.0 - 100.5South Korea (Jeollanam-do) Faveoloolithidae indet. (178880)
Albian113.0 - 100.5South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) Faveoloolithidae indet. (178807)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6China (Zhejiang) Faveoloolithidae indet. (52915 98237) Parafaveoloolithus macroporus (98238)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Mongolia (Dalanzagad) Sauropoda indet. (60457)
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Uruguay (Paysandú) Sphaerovum sp. (133236 224191)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Shaanxi) Duovallumoolithus shangdanensis (204763)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Argentina (Entre Ríos) Faveoloolithidae indet. (38073)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Jiangxi) Parafaveoloolithus pingxiangensis (204764)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Nei Mongol) Faveoloolithus ningxiaensis (98236)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8China (Zhejiang) Dendroolithus guoqingsiensis (205654) Hemifaveoloolithus muyushanensis, Parafaveoloolithus guoqingsiensis (204720) Parafaveoloolithus tiansicunensis (98239)
Early/Lower Turonian - Santonian93.5 - 83.6China (Henan) Faveoloolithus sp. (65403)
Senonian89.3 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Faveoloolithidae indet. (64087)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1South Korea (Jeollanam-do) Faveoloolithus sp. (52981)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1South Korea (Jeollanam-do) Faveoloolithus sp. (52982 52984)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Uruguay (Río Negro) Faveoloolithidae indet. (52094)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Uruguay (Soriano) Faveoloolithidae indet. (219562)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (La Pampa) Sphaerovum erbeni (45900 45901)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Dornogov) Faveoloolithus ningxiaensis (65327)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Faveoloolithidae indet. (28243)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Faveoloolithidae indet. (52910 95694 96070 96071 96092 96093 96095 96096 96099 96100 96101 96102 96103 96104 96107 96108 96109 96110 219347 219348 219349 219350 219351 219528 219529 219530) Sphaerovum erbeni (49557)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Uruguay (Soriano) Sphaerovum erbeni (65256 223919)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Uruguay (Paysandú) Sphaerovum erbeni (204439)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Uruguay Sphaerovum erbeni (65257)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Uruguay (Colonia) Sphaerovum erbeni (65258)