†unranked clade Sauropterygomorpha Wolniewicz et al. 2023 (diapsid)
Definition: The most recent common ancestor of Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi and Pistosaurus longaevus, and all of its descendants
Full reference: A. S. Wolniewicz, Y. Shen, Q. Li, Y. Sun, Y. Qiao, Y. Chen, Y.-W. Hu and J. Liu. 2023. An armoured marine reptile from the Early Triassic of South China and its phylogenetic and evolutionary implications. eLife 12(e83163)
Parent taxon: Archelosauria according to A. S. Wolniewicz et al. 2023
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: none
Ecology:
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sauropterygomorpha in the database