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Umoonasaurus
Taxonomy
Umoonasaurus was named by Kear et al. (2006). Its type is Umoonasaurus demoscyllus.
It was assigned to Rhomaleosauridae by Kear et al. (2006); to Leptocleididae by Ketchum and Benson (2010), Benson and Druckenmiller (2014); and to Leptocleidia by Poropat et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Rhomaleosauridae by Kear et al. (2006); to Leptocleididae by Ketchum and Benson (2010), Benson and Druckenmiller (2014); and to Leptocleidia by Poropat et al. (2023).
Species
U. demoscyllus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Umoonasaurus Kear et al. p. 615 |
| 2010 | Umoonasaurus Ketchum and Benson p. 15 |
| 2014 | Umoonasaurus Benson and Druckenmiller figs. 2-3 |
| 2023 | Umoonasaurus Poropat et al. p. 151 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aptian - Albian | Australia (South Australia) | U. demoscyllus (102987 103084) Woolungasaurus glendowerensis (103085) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Australia (South Australia) | U. demoscyllus (103082) |