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Tendaguria tanzaniensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Tendaguria tanzaniensis was named by Bonaparte et al. (2000). Its type specimen is MB.R.2092.1, MB.R.2092.2, a set of vertebrae (2 anterior dorsal vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tendaguru quarry NB, which is in a Tithonian estuary/bay marl in the Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Tendaguria tanzaniensis Bonaparte et al. p. 47 figs. 11-18, Pl. 1-3, 8-9
2001Tendaguria tanzaniensis Dalla Vecchia p. 17
2004Tendaguria tanzaniensis Upchurch et al. p. 261
2006Tendaguria tanzaniensis Mateus p. 231
2007Tendaguria tanzaniensis Mezga et al. p. 197
2011Tendaguria tanzaniensis Rauhut p. 198
2012Tendaguria tanzaniensis Le Loeuff et al. p. 488
2019Tendaguria tanzaniensis Mannion 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()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Turiasauria
genusTendaguria
speciestanzaniensis

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.

Tendaguria tanzaniensis Bonaparte et al. 2000
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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: Tithonian or 152.10000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Gigantosaurus robustus (type locality: 48361)