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Carentonosaurus soaresi

Reptilia - Aigialosauridae

Taxonomy
Carentonosaurus soaresi was named by Pimentel et al. (2023). Its type specimen is DCT-CC-1, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Beiraterra Quarry of Casais dos Carecos, which is in a Cenomanian coastal carbonate in the Tentúgal Formation of Portugal.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Carentonosaurus soaresi Pimentel et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyMosasauroidea
familyAigialosauridaeKramberger 1892
genusCarentonosaurus
speciessoaresi

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.

Carentonosaurus soaresi Pimentel et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:13
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:13
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Portugal Carentonosaurus soaresi (type locality: 198029)