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Marisaurus jeffi

Reptilia - Balochisauridae

Taxonomy
Marisaurus jeffi was named by Malkani (2004). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mari Bohri, DL-15 (Vitakri), which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial claystone in the Vitakri Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Marisaurus jeffi Malkani p. 72
2006Marisaurus jeffi Malkani p. 114
2007Marisaurus jeffi Malkani
2008Marisaurus jeffi Malkani p. 51
2010Marisaurus jeffi Malkani p. 40
2014Marisaurus jeffi Malkani p. 56
2015Marisaurus jeffi Malkani p. 4
2016Marisaurus jeffi Malkani p. 129
2017Marisaurus jeffi Malkani p. 41
2020Marisaurus jeffi Malkani p. 409

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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
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
—Neosauropoda
—Macronaria
—Titanosauriformes
—Titanosauria
familyBalochisauridae
subfamilyMarisaurinae
genusMarisaurus
speciesjeffi

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.

†Marisaurus jeffi Malkani 2004
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. S. Malkani 2016The ratio of mid-dorsal width to mid-ventral width of mid and posterior caudals is about 1.5.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Pakistan (Balochistan) Marisaurus jeffi (79428 79429 type locality: 79665 79668) Marisaurus sp. (79666)