Cristatusaurus lapparenti

Cristatusaurus lapparenti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Megalosauroidea 

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
Cladus: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crocopoda
Cladus: Archosauriformes
Cladus: Eucrocopoda
Cladus: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Cladus: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Superfamilia: †Megalosauroidea

Familia: †Spinosauridae
Subfamilia: †Baryonychinae
Genera: †Cristatusaurus
Species: †Cristatusaurus lapparenti

Name

Cristatusaurus lapparenti Taquet & Russell, 1998

Holotype: MNHN GDF 366.

Type locality Niger, Gadoufaoua site of Elrhaz Formation; Aptian

Etymology: named in honor of Albert-Félix de Lapparent, for his research on Saharan dinosaurs. [Taquet & Russell, 1998: page 350]

References

Primary references

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