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Minisauripus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Minisauripus was named by Zhen et al. (1994). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Ornithischia by Zhen et al. (1994); and to Theropoda by Lockley et al. (2008) and Li et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Minisauripus Zhen et al. p. 115 fig. 6
2008Minisauripus Lockley et al. p. 124
2011Minisauripus Li et al. p. 423

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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
RankNameAuthor
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Ornithischia()
genusMinisauripus

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.

G. †Minisauripus Zhen et al. 1994
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Minisauripus chuanzhuensis Zhen et al. 1994
Minisauripus zhenshuonani Lockley et al. 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: herbivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:52
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:52
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Albian or 129.40000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Barremian145.0 - 125.0China (Sichuan) M. zhenshuonani (220001)
Barremian - Albian129.4 - 100.5China (Sichuan) M. chuanzhuensis (60497)
Barremian - Albian129.4 - 100.5China (Shandong) M. sp. (75918)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) M. sp. (59176) Theropoda indet. (59177)
Albian113.0 - 100.5South Korea (Gyeongsangnam-do) M. sp. (219899)