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Borealosaurus wimani

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Borealosaurus wimani was named by You et al. (2004). Its type specimen is LPM 0167, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shuangmiao, Beipiao, which is in an Albian terrestrial horizon in the Sunjiawan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Borealosaurus wimani You et al. p. 907 figs. 2-5
2007Borealosaurus wimani Lü et al. p. 174
2007Borealosaurus wimani Wang et al. p. 915
2010Borealosaurus wimani Alifanov and Bolotsky p. 89
2011Borealosaurus wimani Saegusa and Tomida p. 257
2012Borealosaurus wimani Díez Díaz et al. p. 266
2017Borealosaurus wimani Averianov and Sues p. 193
2017Borealosaurus wimani Xing et al. p. 162

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
Titanosauria
genusBorealosaurus
specieswimani

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.

Borealosaurus wimani You et al. 2004
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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: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6China (Liaoning) Borealosaurus wimani (type locality: 64018)