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Trachoolithus faticanus

Reptilia - Elongatoolithidae

Taxonomy
Trachoolithus faticanus was named by Mikhailov (1994). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is PIN 4227-3 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Builjasutuin-Khuduk [SMPE] (PIN coll. 4227), which is in an Aptian lacustrine claystone/claystone in the Döshuul Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Trachoolithus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Trachoolithus faticanus Mikhailov p. 119
2000Trachoolithus faticanus Amo Sanjuán et al. p. 7
2000Trachoolithus faticanus Mikhailov p. 564
2016Trachoolithus faticanus Tanaka et al. p. 354

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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
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
familyElongatoolithidae
genusTrachoolithus
speciesfaticanus

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.

Trachoolithus faticanus Mikhailov 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
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: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Ovorhangai) Trachoolithus faticanus (type locality: 52127)