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Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis

Description

Gongxianosaurus is a genus of basal sauropod dinosaur from the early Jurassic Period (Toarcian stage). The only species is Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis. Based on four fragmentary to complete specimens found in China (Sichuan Province), it is one of the most completely known early sauropods. The skeleton is known in large part, missing both the hand and the majority of the skull. Gongxianosaurus was firstly named and described in a short note published in 1998; however, a comprehensive description has yet to be published. Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis was named for the place it was found, near the village Shibei in Gong County (珙县; Pinyin: Gǒng Xiàn).


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4967279https://www.gbif.org/species/4967279
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)66644https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=66644
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Gongxianosaurus : Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Gongxianosaurus : Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-EusaurischiaPadian et al. 1999
-Sauropodomorpha
-MassopodaYates 2007
-SauropodiformesMartinez et al. 2011
genusGongxianosaurusHe et al. 1998
speciesGongxianosaurus shibeiensisHe et al. 1998
Generic NameGongxianosaurus
Scientific NameGongxianosaurus shibeiensis He et al., 1998
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gongxianosaurus shibeiensisspeciesbelongs to Gongxianosaurusstated without evidenceHe et al., 1998
Gongxianosaurus shibeiensisspeciesbelongs to Gongxianosaurusstated with evidenceWilson, 2002
Gongxianosaurus shibeiensisspeciesbelongs to Gongxianosaurusstated without evidenceRoyo-Torres et al., 2006
Gongxianosaurus shibeiensisspeciesbelongs to Gongxianosaurusstated with evidenceBandyopadhyay et al., 2010
Gongxianosaurus shibeiensisspeciesbelongs to Gongxianosaurusstated without evidenceLanger et al., 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance183 - 174 Ma
Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance183 - 174 Ma
Jurassic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)X. He, C. Wang, and S. Liu, F. Zhou, T. Liu, K. Cai, B. Dai. 1998. [A new species of sauropod from the Early Jurassic of Gongxian Co., Sichuan]. A new species of sauropod from the Early Jurassic of Gongxian Co., Sichuan 18(1):1-6
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gongxianosaurus_shibeiensis

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1998Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis He et al. p. 1
2000Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis Luo and Wang p. 133
2002Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis Wilson p. 248
2004Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis Upchurch et al. p. 261
2006Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis Royo-Torres et al. fig. S4
2008Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis Allain and Aquesbi p. 400
2010Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis Bandyopadhyay et al. p. 536
2010Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis Langer et al. p. 89
2013Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis Tschopp and Mateus p. 323
2016Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis Xing et al. p. 852

References

He X., Wang C., et al (1998) [A new species of sauropod from the Early Jurassic of Gongxian Co., Sichuan], A new species of sauropod from the Early Jurassic of Gongxian Co., Sichuan 18 1, 1-6
Wilson J. A. (2002) Sauropod dinosaur phylogeny: critique and cladistic analysis, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136, 217-276
Upchurch P., Barrett P. M., et al (2004) Sauropoda, The Dinosauria (2nd edition). University of California Press, Berkeley, 259-322
Royo-Torres R., Cobos A., et al (2006) A giant European dinosaur and a new sauropod clade, Science 314, 1925-1927
Allain R., Aquesbi N. (2008) Anatomy and phylogenetic relationships of Tazoudasaurus naimi (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the late Early Jurassic of Morocco, Geodiversitas 30 2, 345-424
Bandyopadhyay S., Gillette D. D., et al (2010) Osteology of Barapasaurus tagorei (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Jurassic of India, Palaeontology 53 3, 533-569 doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00933.x
Langer M. C., Ezcurra M. D., et al (2010) The origin and early evolution of dinosaurs, Biological Reviews 85, 55-110 doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2009.00094.x
Xing L., Lockley M. G., et al (2016) Early Jurassic sauropod tracks from the Yimen Formation of Panxi region, southwest China: ichnotaxonomy and potential trackmaker, Geological Bulletin of China 35 6, 851-855
S. Bandyopadhyay, D. D. Gillette, S. Ray, D. P. Sengupta (2010) Osteology of Barapasaurus tagorei (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Jurassic of India: Palaeontology 3: 533--569 (10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00933.x) - via Catalogue of Life
X. He, C. Wang, S. Liu, F. Zhou, T. Liu, K. Cai, B. Dai (1998) [A new species of sauropod from the Early Jurassic of Gongxian Co., Sichuan]: A new species of sauropod from the Early Jurassic of Gongxian Co., Sichuan 1: 1--6 - via Catalogue of Life
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