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Thaisaurus chonglakmanii

Reptilia - Thaisauridae

Taxonomy
Thaisaurus chonglakmanii was named by Mazin et al. (1991). Its type specimen is TF 2454, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khao Thong, Phattalung, which is in a Spathian marine horizon in the Chaiburi Formation of Thailand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Thaisaurus chonglakmanii Mazin et al.
2003Thaisaurus chonglakmanii McGowan and Motani
2010Thaisaurus chonglakmanii Maisch

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
familyThaisauridae
genusThaisaurusMazin et al. 1991
specieschonglakmaniiMazin et al. 1991

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.

†Thaisaurus chonglakmanii Mazin et al. 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Thailand (Khuan Khanun) Thaisaurus chonglakmanii (type locality: 196801)