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Beishanlong grandis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Beishanlong grandis was named by Makovicky et al. (2010). Its type specimen is FRDC-GS GJ (06) 01-18, a set of postcrania, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is White Ghost Castle, which is in an Aptian terrestrial mudstone in the Xiagou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Beishanlong grandis You and Li
2010Beishanlong grandis Makovicky et al.
2011Beishanlong grandis Xu et al. p. 220
2012Beishanlong grandis You et al. p. 171
2013Beishanlong grandis Fernandes de Azevedo et al. p. 137
2015Beishanlong grandis Alifanov and Saveliev p. 638
2016Beishanlong grandis McFeeters et al. p. 17 fig. 14
2017Beishanlong grandis Averianov et al. p. 199
2017Beishanlong grandis Chinzorig et al. p. 5
2018Beishanlong grandis Hunt and Quinn p. 4
2019Beishanlong grandis Morschhauser et al. p. 37
2019Beishanlong grandis You et al. p. 4

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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
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptoriformes
Arctometatarsalia
infraorderOrnithomimosauria
genusBeishanlong
speciesgrandis

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.

Beishanlong grandis Makovicky et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. J. Makovicky et al. 2010Large ornithomimosaur with notched anterior caudal neural spine; keeled midcaudal centra with divided neural spines and prominent ridges connecting pre- and postzygapophyses; scapula with pronounced fossa at rostral end of supraglenoid buttress; shallow coracoid with prominent lateral ridge emanating from coracoid tuber and deep notch between glenoid and postglenoid process; curved pollex ungual, but straighter unguals on digits II and III; curved ischial shaft; third metatarsal proximally pinched but visible along extensor surface of foot; curved pedal unguals. These traits represent a combination of unique, primitive and derived traits (see Description).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0infrao
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Diet 2: omnivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2005-03-06 14:09:12
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:09:33
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Averianov and Yarkov 2004

Age range: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Gansu) Beishanlong grandis (type locality: 88840)