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Dorsetisauridae

Reptilia - Dorsetisauridae

Taxonomy
Dorsetisauridae was named by Hoffstetter (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Varanoidea by Seiffert (1975); to Anguioidea by Estes (1983); to Anguoidea by Carroll (1988); to Anguimorpha by Alifanov (1993); and to Anguimorpha by Alifanov (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Dorsetisauridae Hoffstetter
1975Dorsetisauridae Seiffert p. 10
1983Dorsetisauridae Estes
1988Dorsetisauridae Carroll
1993Dorsetisauridae Alifanov p. 9
2000Dorsetisauridae Alifanov p. 382

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyDorsetisauridaeHoffstetter 1967
familyDorsetisauridaeHoffstetter 1967

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. †Dorsetisauridae Hoffstetter 1967
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Subfm. †Changetisaurinae Federov and Nessov 1992
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G. †Changetisaurus Federov and Nessov 1992
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Changetisaurus estesi Federov and Nessov 1992
G. †Dorsetisaurus Hoffstetter 1967
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Dorsetisaurus hebetidens Hoffstetter 1967
Dorsetisaurus purbeckensis Hoffstetter 1967
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Invalid names: Introrsisaurus pollicidens Seiffert 1975 [synonym]
Invalid names: Introrsisaurus Seiffert 1975 [synonym]
G. †Paradorsetisaurus Alifanov 2019
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Paradorsetisaurus postumus Alifanov 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available