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Erectopus sauvagei

Reptilia - Metriacanthosauridae

Taxonomy
Erectopus sauvagei was named by Huene (1932).

It was synonymized subjectively with Erectopus superbus by Paul (1988) and Allain (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Erectopus sauvagei Huene p. 239
1934Erectopus sauvagei Stromer p. 15
1936Erectopus sauvagei Stromer p. 81
1939Erectopus sauvagei Kuhn p. 76
1970Erectopus sauvagei Steel p. 32
1977Erectopus sauvagei Taquet p. 326
1991Erectopus sauvagei Buffetaut et al. p. 31
1991Erectopus sauvagei Le Loeuff p. 105
2004Erectopus sauvagei Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 73

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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
familyMetriacanthosauridae
genusErectopus
speciessauvagei

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.

Erectopus sauvagei Huene 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yesg
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: 2005-08-24 13:27:47
Modified: 2005-08-24 15:27:47
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Al Jizah) Erectopus sauvagei (51746)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Matruh) Erectopus sauvagei (25127 51750)