Cardiocorax mukulu
Taxonavigation
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Superordo: †Sauropterygia
Ordo: †Plesiosauria
Subordo: †Plesiosauroidea
Familia: †Elasmosauridae
Genus: †Cardiocorax
Species: †Cardiocorax mukulu
Name
Holotype: MGUAN PA10.
Locality and horizon: Southern Angola, Namibe Province, Bentiaba, Bench 19, Mocuio Formation of the São Nicolau Group, Namibe Basin.
References
Primary references
- Araújo, R., Polcyn, M.J., Schulp, A.S., Mateus, O., Jacobs, L.L., Gonçalves, A.O. & Morais, M.-L. 2015. A new elasmosaurid from the early Maastrichtian of Angola and the implications of girdle morphology on swimming style in plesiosaurs. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 94(1): 109–120. DOI: 10.1017/njg.2014.44
. Reference page.
Links
- †Cardiocorax mukulu Araújo et al. 2015 (elasmosaur) – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.
