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Clidastes liodontus

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Clidastes liodontus was named by Merriam (1894) [from the upper Niobrara in Logan County, Kansas].

It was considered a nomen dubium by Lively (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Clidastes liodontus Merriam p. 35 figs. Text-figs. 26, 32-34, 43, 60, 72, 73, 75B, 76B, 98A; Pl. 1, fig. 1
1902Clidastes liodontus Hay p. 467
1930Clidastes liodontus Hay p. 263
1967Clidastes liodontus Russell p. 127
2012Clidastes liodontus Karl and Nyhuis
2013Clidastes liodontus Bell Jr. et al. p. 578
2014Clidastes liodontus Fanti et al.
2019Clidastes liodontus Driscoll et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
genusClidastes
speciesliodontusMerriam 1894

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.

†Clidastes liodontus Merriam 1894
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Diagnosis
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