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Weewarrasaurus pobeni

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Weewarrasaurus pobeni was named by Bell et al. (2018). Its type specimen is LRF 3067, a mandible (partial R dentary with dentition), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wee Warra mine, which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian terrestrial claystone in the Griman Creek Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Weewarrasaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Weewarrasaurus pobeni Bell et al. p. 7–9 fig. 3–4
2019Weewarrasaurus pobeni Bell et al. p. 662
2021Weewarrasaurus pobeni Duncan et al. p. 2
2023Weewarrasaurus pobeni Poropat et al. p. 167

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Ornithischia()
Genasauria
Cerapoda
Ornithopoda()
genusWeewarrasaurus
speciespobeni

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.

Weewarrasaurus pobeni Bell et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. R. Bell et al. 2018As for genus.
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: gregariouso
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:40:05
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:40:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (New South Wales) Weewarrasaurus pobeni (99240)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (New South Wales) Weewarrasaurus pobeni (type locality: 204925)