Oxalaia quilombensis

Oxalaia quilombensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Megalosauroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: 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: †Spinosaurinae
Genus: †Oxalaia
Species: †

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

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