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Varanopidae

Varanopidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Elliotsmithidae Broom
1940Varanopsidae Romer and Price pp. 18, 268
1946Varanopsidae Kuhn p. 56
1954Varanopsidae Haughton and Brink p. 5
1962Thrausmosaurus Fox p. 302 figs. 4-6
1962Thrausmosaurus serratidens Fox p. 302 figs. 4-6
1966Varanopsidae Kuhn p. 120
1981Varanopseidae Langston and Reisz p. 74
1982Varanopidae Kemp p. 348
1983Varanopseidae Eberth and Brinkman p. 2
1986Varanopseidae Reisz p. 63
1986Thrausmosaurus Reisz p. 85
1986Thrausmosaurus serratidens Reisz p. 85
1988Thrausmosaurus Carroll
1988Varanopseidae Carroll
1996Varanopseidae Dilkes and Reisz p. 1167
2003Varanopidae Reisz and Dilkes p. 669
2004Varanopidae Anderson and Reisz p. 173
2004Varanopidae Reisz and Laurin p. 378
2005Varanopseidae Martens et al.
2006Varanopidae Maddin et al. p. 957
2007Varanopidae Reisz and Modesto p. 734
2008Varanopidae Ivakhnenko
2009Varanopidae Evans et al. p. 220
2019Varanopidae Maho et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
suborderEupelycosauria
familyVaranopidae()
familyVaranopidae()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Varanopidae Romer and Price 1940
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G. †Apsisaurus Laurin 1991
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Apsisaurus witteri Laurin 1991
G. †Archaeovenator Reisz and Dilkes 2003
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Archaeovenator hamiltonensis Reisz and Dilkes 2003
G. †Ascendonanus Spindler et al. 2018
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Ascendonanus nestleri Spindler et al. 2018
G. †Dendromaia Maddin et al. 2020
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Dendromaia unamakiensis Maddin et al. 2020
Unr. †Neovaranopsia Spindler et al. 2018
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Subfm. †Mesenosaurinae Spindler et al. 2018
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Unr. †Afrothyra Spindler et al. 2018
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G. †Anningia Broom 1927
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Anningia megalops Broom 1927
G. †Elliotsmithia Broom 1937
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G. †Heleosaurus Broom 1907
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Heleosaurus scholtzi Broom 1907
G. †Microvaranops Spindler et al. 2018
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Microvaranops parentis Spindler et al. 2018
G. †Cabarzia Spindler et al. 2019
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Cabarzia trostheidi Spindler et al. 2019
G. †Mesenosaurus Efremov 1938
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Mesenosaurus efremovi Maho et al. 2019
Mesenosaurus romeri Efremov 1938
Subfm. †Varanodontinae Modesto et al. 2001
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G. †Aerosaurus Romer 1937
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Aerosaurus wellesi Langston and Reisz 1981
G. †Mycterosaurus Williston 1915
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Mycterosaurus longiceps Williston 1915
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Invalid names: Basicranodon fortsillensis Vaughn 1958 [synonym], Eumatthevia bolli Broom 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Basicranodon Vaughn 1958 [synonym], Eumatthevia Broom 1930 [synonym]
G. †Ruthiromia Eberth and Brinkman 1983
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Ruthiromia elcobriensis Eberth and Brinkman 1983
G. †Tambacarnifex Berman et al. 2014
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Tambacarnifex unguifalcatus Berman et al. 2014
G. †Varanodon Olson 1965
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Varanodon agilis Olson 1965
G. †Varanops Williston 1914
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Varanops brevirostris Williston 1911
G. †Watongia Olson 1974
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Watongia meieri Olson 1974
G. †Pyozia Anderson and Reisz 2004
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Pyozia mesenensis Anderson and Reisz 2004
Invalid names: Elliotsmithidae Broom 1937 [synonym], Mycterosaurinae Modesto et al. 2001 [empty], Thrausmosaurus Fox 1962 [invalid subgroup], Thrausmosaurus serratidens Fox 1962 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available