Cristatusaurus

Cristatusaurus

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: †Baryonychinae
Genera: †Cristatusaurus
Species: †C. lapparenti

Name

Cristatusaurus Taquet & Russell, 1998

Type species: Cristatusaurus lapparenti Taquet & Russell, 1998

Etymology: from Latin cristātus (“crested”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”). [Taquet & Russell, 1998: page 350]

References

Primary references

• Taquet, P. & Russell, D.A. 1998. New data on spinosaurid dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of the Sahara. Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences. Série IIa, Sciences de la terre et des planètes 327(5): 347–353. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1251-8050(98)80054-2 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Cristatusaurus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

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