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Hunanpus jiuquwanensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Hunanpus jiuquwanensis was named by Zeng (1982). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is HV003-8, a footprint, and it is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Hongwei tracksite, Jiuquwan mine (HV), which is in a Cretaceous terrestrial sandstone in the Xiaodong Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Hunanpus jiuquwanensis Zeng p. 58
1989Hunanpus jiuquwanensis Zhen et al. pp. 193-194
2008Hunanpus jiuquwanensis Fujita et al. p. 41 fig. 10
2013Hunanpus jiuquwanensis Lockley et al. p. 11
2015Hunanpus jiuquwanensis Xing et al. p. 466
2020Hunanpus jiuquwanensis Li et al. p. 1882

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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()
Theropoda()
genusHunanpusZeng 1982
speciesjiuquwanensisZeng 1982

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
S. Zhen et al. 1989Large tridacyl print. Proximal ends of toes are thick, thinning distally. Angle between II and IV is approximately 60°. The length is 33.2 cm and is 19.2 cm wide. Pellet-like claws.
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: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Hunan) Hunanpus jiuguwanensis (type locality: 52853)