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Caudipterygidae

Reptilia - Caudipterygidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Caudipteridae Zhou and Wang pp. 111, 114
2004Caudipterygidae Osmólska et al. p. 166
2005Caudipterygidae Lü et al. p. 257
2005Caudipterygidae Lü and Zhang p. 417
2014Caudipterygidae Lamanna et al. p. 10 fig. 6
2015Caudipterygidae Lü et al.

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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()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
infraorderOviraptorosauria
familyCaudipterygidae
familyCaudipterygidae

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.

Fm. †Caudipterygidae Osmólska et al. 2004
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G. †Similicaudipteryx He et al. 2008
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Invalid names: Caudipteridae Zhou and Wang 2000 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0infrao
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Thickness: intermediateinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Depth habitat: surfaceinfrao
Diet: omnivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2005-03-06 14:07:56
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:07:56
Source: infrao = infraorder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Averianov and Yarkov 2004

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 125.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Xingtianosaurus ganqi (55683)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Liaoning) Caudipterygidae indet. (73688)