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Unquillosaurus ceibalii

Reptilia - Carcharodontosauridae

Taxonomy
Unquillosaurus ceibalii was named by Powell (1979). Its type specimen is PVL 3670-11. Its type locality is Arroyo El Morterito (PVL), which is in a Campanian fluvial sandstone/sandstone in the Los Blanquitos Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Unquillosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Unquillosaurus ceibalensis Bonaparte p. 232
1979Unquillosaurus ceibalii Powell p. 200 fig. 7
1984Unquillosaurus ceibalii Bonaparte p. 138
1996Unquillosaurus ceibalii Bonaparte p. 93
2006Unquillosaurus ceibali Martínez and Novas p. 243
2009Unquillosaurus ceibalii Salgado et al. p. 78
2012Unquillosaurus ceibalii Carrano et al. p. 256

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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
Tetanurae
superfamilyAllosauroidea
familyCarcharodontosauridae
genusUnquillosaurus
speciesceibalii

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.

Unquillosaurus ceibalii Powell 1979
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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: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Argentina (Salta) Unquillosaurus ceibalii (type locality: 13209)