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Geosaurinae
Taxonomy
Geosaurinae was named by Lydekker (1889). Its type is Geosaurus.
It was assigned to Metriorhynchidae by Young and Andrade (2009), Young et al. (2010), Cau and Fanti (2011), Young et al. (2013), Young et al. (2013), Young (2013), Young et al. (2014), Chiarenza et al. (2015), Foffa et al. (2018) and Young et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Metriorhynchidae by Young and Andrade (2009), Young et al. (2010), Cau and Fanti (2011), Young et al. (2013), Young et al. (2013), Young (2013), Young et al. (2014), Chiarenza et al. (2015), Foffa et al. (2018) and Young et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Geosaurinae Lydekker |
| 2009 | Geosaurinae Young and Andrade p. 559 |
| 2010 | Geosaurinae Young et al. p. 854 |
| 2011 | Geosaurinae Cau and Fanti |
| 2013 | Geosaurinae Young fig. 6 |
| 2013 | Geosaurinae Young et al. |
| 2013 | Geosaurinae Young et al. |
| 2014 | Geosaurinae Young et al. |
| 2015 | Geosaurinae Chiarenza et al. |
| 2018 | Geosaurinae Foffa et al. |
| 2024 | Geosaurinae Young et al. p. 606 |
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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.
Subfm. †Geosaurinae Lydekker 1889
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Tr. †Geosaurini Cau and Fanti 2011
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Subtr. †Dakosaurina Young et al. 2024
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G. †Dakosaurus Quenstedt 1856
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†Dakosaurus andiniensis Vignaud and Gasparini 1996
†Dakosaurus maximus Plieninger 1846
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Invalid names: Dakosaurus gracilis Quenstedt 1885 [synonym], Dakosaurus lissocephalus Seeley 1869 [synonym], Megalosaurus schnaitheimii Bunzel 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Brachytaenius Merian 1842 [synonym], Plerodon Meyer 1839 [synonym]
Subtr. †Geosaurina Foffa et al. 2018
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G. †Geosaurus Cuvier 1824
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†Geosaurus giganteus Sömmerring 1816
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Invalid names: Brachytaenius perennis Meyer 1842 [synonym], Geosaurus sommerringi Meyer 1831 [synonym], Halilimnosaurus crocodiloides Ritgen 1826 [synonym], Mosasaurus bavaricus Holl 1829 [synonym]
†Geosaurus grandis Wagner 1858
†Geosaurus lapparenti Debelmas and Strannoloubsky 1957
†Geosaurus medius Wagner 1858
Invalid names: Halilimnosaurus Ritgen 1826 [synonym], Ltliminosaurus Romer 1966 [synonym]
Subtr. †Plesiosuchina Young et al. 2014
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G. †Neptunidraco Cau and Fanti 2011
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†Neptunidraco ammoniticus Cau and Fanti 2011
Invalid names: Steneosaurus barettoni De Zigno 1883 [nomen dubium]
G. †Torvoneustes Andrade et al. 2010
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†Torvoneustes carpenteri Wilkinson et al. 2008
†Torvoneustes coryphaeus Young et al. 2013
†Torvoneustes jurensis Girard et al. 2023
†Torvoneustes mexicanus Barrientos-Lara et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available