Oxalaia quilombensis

Oxalaia quilombensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Megalosauroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Superfamilia: †Megalosauroidea

Familia: †Spinosauridae
Subfamilia: †Spinosaurinae
Genus: †Oxalaia
Species: †Oxalaia quilombensis

Name

Oxalaia quilombensis Kellner, Azevedo, Machado, de Carvalho & Henriques, 2011

• Holotype: MN 6117-V (a partial skull)
• Type locality: Brazil, Alcântara, Ilha do Cajual, Alcântara Formation.

Etymology: from Portuguese quilombo, refering to Quilombo Ilha do Cajual found near the type locality. [Kellner, A.W.A. et al., 2011: page 2]

References

Primary references

• Kellner, A.W.A., Azevedo, S.A.K., Machado, E.B., Carvalho, L.B. & Henriques, D.D.R. 2011. A new dinosaur (Theropoda, Spinosauridae) from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Alcântara Formation, Cajual Island, Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 83(1): 99–108. DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652011000100006 Reference page. 

Links

• Oxalaia quilombensis – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

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