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Karongasaurus gittelmani

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Karongasaurus gittelmani was named by Gomani (2005). Its type specimen is Mal-175 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CD-9, Mwakasyunguti, which is in an Aptian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Dinosaur Beds Formation of Malawi. It is the type species of Karongasaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Karongasaurus gittelmani Gomani p. 26 fig. 28
2010Karongasaurus gittelmani García and Cerda p. 48
2010Karongasaurus gittelmani García et al. p. 419
2012Karongasaurus gittelmani Díez Díaz et al. p. 266
2012Karongasaurus gittelmani Le Loeuff et al. p. 494
2017Karongasaurus gittelmani Gorscak et al. p. 2
2021Karongasaurus gittelmani Gallina et al. p. 36

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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()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Macronaria
Titanosauriformes
Titanosauria
genusKarongasaurus
speciesgittelmani

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.

Karongasaurus gittelmani Gomani 2005
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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: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Malawi (Northern) Karongasaurus gittelmani (type locality: 38916 50897)