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Nebulasaurus taito

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Nebulasaurus taito was named by Xing et al. (2015). Its type specimen is LDRC-v.d.1, a partial skull (Braincase), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiabanjing, Jiangyi Rural Area, which is in an Aalenian/Bajocian terrestrial horizon in the Zhanghe Formation of China. It is the type species of Nebulasaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Nebulasaurus taito Xing et al.
2021Nebulasaurus taito Holwerda et al. p. 576

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
—Saurischia()
—Eusaurischia
—Sauropodomorpha(Huene 1932)
—Massopoda
—Sauropodiformes
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
genusNebulasaurus
speciestaito

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.

†Nebulasaurus taito Xing et al. 2015
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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
References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aalenian to the top of the Bajocian or 174.70000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2China (Yunnan) Nebulasaurus taito (type locality: 145659)