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Merriamosaurus

Osteichthyes - Merriamosauridae

Taxonomy
Merriamosaurus was named by Maisch and Matzke (2002). It is the type genus of Merriamosauridae.

It was assigned to Merriamosauridae by Maisch and Matzke (2003).

Species
M. hulkei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Merriamosaurus Maisch and Matzke p. 61 figs. 1-8
2003Merriamosaurus Maisch and Matzke p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
—Hueneosauria
—Merriamosauria
familyMerriamosauridae
genusMerriamosaurus

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. †Merriamosaurus Maisch and Matzke 2002
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†Merriamosaurus hulkei Maisch and Matzke 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available