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Shanyangosaurus

Reptilia - Avetheropoda

Taxonomy
Shanyangosaurus was named by Xue et al. (1996). It is not extant. Its type is Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis.

It was assigned to Avetheropoda by Holtz et al. (2004).

Species
S. niupanggouensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Shanyangosaurus Xue et al.
2004Shanyangosaurus Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 77

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
orderAvetheropoda
genusShanyangosaurus

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. †Shanyangosaurus Xue et al. 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available