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Paradictyoolithus xiaxishanensis

Reptilia - Dictyoolithidae

Taxonomy
Protodictyoolithus xiaxishanensis was named by Wang et al. (2012). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Paradictyoolithus xiaxishanensis by Wang et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Protodictyoolithus xiaxishanensis Wang et al. p. 404
2013Paradictyoolithus xiaxishanensis Wang et al. p. 44

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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()
familyDictyoolithidae
genusParadictyoolithus
speciesxiaxishanensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Q. Wang et al. 2013Eggs near-spherical. Eggshell composed of three or four superimposed shell units. Shell units are not fused near the outer surface.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8China (Zhejiang) Paradictyoolithus xiaxishanensis (type locality: 204762)