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Lametasaurus

Reptilia - Abelisauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Lametasaurus Matley
1927Lametasaurus Huene p. 267
1928Lametasaurus Nopcsa p. 185
1931Lametasaurus Matley p. 278
1933Lametasaurus Gilmore p. 75
1933Lametasaurus Matley p. 69
1935Lametasaurus Chakravarti pp. 139-140
1935Lametasaurus Young p. 26
1956Lametasaurus Romer p. 635
1958Lametasaurus Huene p. 206
1959Lametasaurus Huene p. 122
1964Lametasaurus Kuhn p. 48
1964Lametasaurus Tatarinov p. 577
1966Lametasaurus Romer p. 370
1970Lametasaurus Swinton p. 253
1978Lametasaurus Coombs p. 144
1980Lametasaurus Molnar p. 139
1996Lametasaurus Chatterjee and Rudra p. 518
1999Lametasaurus Prasad and Sahni p. 382
2001Lametasaurus Mohabey p. 484
2004Lametasaurus Novas et al. p. 98
2007Lametasaurus Sampson and Witmer p. 96
2008Lametasaurus Carrano and Sampson p. 208
2010Lametasaurus Maidment p. 206
2010Lametasaurus Smith et al. p. 929
2013Lametasaurus Novas et al. p. 176
2023Lametasaurus Khosla and Lucas p. 718

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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()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
suborderCeratosauria()
superfamilyAbelisauroidea
familyAbelisauridae
genusLametasaurus

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. †Lametasaurus Matley 1924
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Lametasaurus indicus Matley 1924
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: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Megalosaurus sp. (26373)