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Shinisaurus (Chinese crocodile lizard)
Taxonomy
Shinisaurus was named by Ahl (1930). It is extant. It is the type genus of Shinisauridae. It was considered monophyletic by Lee and Caldwell (2000).
It was assigned to Shinisaurinae by McDowell and Bogert (1954); to Xenosauridae by Frank and Ramus (1996) and Lee and Caldwell (2000); and to Shinisauridae by Conrad (2006).
It was assigned to Shinisaurinae by McDowell and Bogert (1954); to Xenosauridae by Frank and Ramus (1996) and Lee and Caldwell (2000); and to Shinisauridae by Conrad (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Shinisaurus Ahl |
| 1954 | Shinisaurus McDowell and Bogert p. 131 |
| 1996 | Shinisaurus Frank and Ramus |
| 2000 | Shinisaurus Lee and Caldwell |
| 2006 | Shinisaurus Conrad p. 113 |
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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.
G. Shinisaurus Ahl 1930 [Chinese crocodile lizard]
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Shinisaurus crocodilurus Ahl 1930 [Chinese crocodile lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available