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Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei was named by Gabuniya (1951). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mount Sataplia (lower), which is in a Neocomian marine limestone in Georgia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei Gabuniya p. 918 fig. 1b
1954Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei Yuryev p. 189
1956Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei Gabuniya p. 78 fig. 29
1963Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei Kuhn p. 107
1970Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei Sarjeant p. 275
1971Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei Haubold p. 75
1983Satapliasaurus dsotsenidzei Kordos p. 508
1984Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei Thulborn and Wade p. 450
1985Satapliosaurus dsocenidzei Amanniyazov p. 24
1998Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei Lockley et al. p. 264
2003Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei Romano and Whyte p. 200
2016Satapliasaurus dsotsenidze Salisbury et al. p. 31

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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()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
genusSatapliasaurus
speciesdsocenidzei

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.

Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei Gabuniya 1951
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. A. S. Sarjeant 1970Small, biped, digitigrade dinosaurs. The pes has a narrow shape and comparatively short digits, with strongly developed claws. On the imprint of the pes is a well-marked footprints (of the post-phalangeal section of the "heel"). Prints of the first digit and tail are lacking. (Translated)
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: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Aalenian to the top of the Neocomian or 174.10000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3United Kingdom (England) Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei (61677)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Georgia Satapliasaurus dsocenidzei (type locality: 59642)