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Yunnanpus huangcaoensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Yunnanpus huangcaoensis was named by Chen and Huang (1993). It is a trace fossil. Its type locality is Fangjiahe, Yuanjitun tracksite, which is in a Turonian/Coniacian terrestrial horizon in the Jiangdihe Formation of China. It is the type species of Yunnanpus.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Lockley et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Yunnanpus huangcaoensis Chen and Huang

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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()
genusYunnanpusChen and Huang 1993
specieshuangcaoensisChen and Huang 1993

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.

Yunnanpus huangcaoensis Chen and Huang 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Turonian to the top of the Coniacian or 93.90000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3China (Yunnan) Yunnanpus huangcaoensis (type locality: 60487)