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Dendroolithidae

Reptilia - Dendroolithidae

Taxonomy
Dendroolithidae was named by Zhao and Li (1988). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Dendroolithus.

It was assigned to Dinosauria by Zhao (1994), Mikhailov et al. (1994); and to Therizinosauroidea by Mikhailov (2000).

Subtaxa
Placoolithus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Dendroolithidae Zhao and Li p. 114
1994Dendroolithidae Mikhailov et al. pp. 92-93
1994Dendroolithidae Zhao p. 200
2000Dendroolithidae Mikhailov p. 565

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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
—TherizinosauriaRussell 1997
superfamilyTherizinosauroidea
familyDendroolithidae
familyDendroolithidae

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.

Fm. †Dendroolithidae Zhao and Li 1988
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G. †Placoolithus Zhao 1979
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. Mikhailov et al. 1994Sauropoda or Ornithopoda
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingsuperf
Diet: herbivoresuperf
Reproduction: oviparoussuperf
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2005-09-11 17:03:44
Modified: 2005-09-11 19:03:44
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Holtz et al. 2000, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Mongolia (Dornogov) Dendroolithidae indet. (108342)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Mongolia (Dornogov) Dendroolithidae indet. (206394)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omngov) Dendroolithidae indet. (100261)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Dendroolithidae indet. (130803) Dinosauria indet. (28243)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Dendroolithidae indet. (55257 55258 108344 127674 127681 168988) Dendroolithus sp. (130800)