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Ophthalmosaurinae
Taxonomy
Ophthalmosaurinae was named by Baur (1887). It was considered monophyletic by Fischer et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Ophthalmosauridae by Fischer et al. (2012), Fischer et al. (2013), Arkhangelsky and Zverkov (2014) and Robert et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Ophthalmosauridae by Fischer et al. (2012), Fischer et al. (2013), Arkhangelsky and Zverkov (2014) and Robert et al. (2014).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1887 | Ophthalmosaurinae Baur |
| 1888 | Ophthalmosaurus cantabrigiensis Lydekker |
| 1905 | Ophthalmosaurus cantabrigiensis Gilmore p. 125 |
| 1909 | Ichthyosaurus brunsvicensis Broili |
| 2012 | Ophthalmosaurinae Fischer et al. |
| 2013 | Ophthalmosaurinae Fischer et al. |
| 2014 | Ophthalmosaurinae Arkhangelsky and Zverkov |
| 2014 | Ophthalmosaurinae Robert et al. p. 22 fig. 15 |
| 2020 | Maiaspondylus cantabrigiensis Zverkov and Grigoriev |
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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. †Ophthalmosaurinae Baur 1887
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G. †Cryopterygius Druckenmiller et al. 2012
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†Cryopterygius kielanae Tyborowski 2016
†Cryopterygius kristiansenae Druckenmiller et al. 2012
G. †Jabalisaurus Barrientos-Lara and Alvarado-Ortega 2021
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†Jabalisaurus meztli Barrientos-Lara and Alvarado-Ortega 2021
G. †Janusaurus Robert et al. 2014
G. †Ophthalmosaurus Seeley 1874
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†Ophthalmosaurus discus Marsh 1879
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Invalid names: Microdontosaurus petersonii Gilmore 1902 [synonym]
†Ophthalmosaurus icenicus Seeley 1874
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Invalid names: Ancanamunia mendozana Rusconi 1940 [synonym], Ophthalmosaurus pleydelli Lydekker 1890 [synonym]
†Ophthalmosaurus marshi Knight 1903
†Ophthalmosaurus monocharactus Appleby 1956
†Ophthalmosaurus natans Marsh 1879
†Ophthalmosaurus reedi Gilmore 1907
†Ophthalmosaurus robustus Gilmore 1905
†Ophthalmosaurus undorensis Efimov 1991
†Ophthalmosaurus yasykovi Efimov 1999
Invalid names: Ancanamunia Rusconi 1942 [synonym], Khudiakovia Arkhangelsky 1999 [synonym], Microdontosaurus Gilmore 1902 [synonym], Yasykovia Efimov 1999 [synonym]
G. †Palvennia Druckenmiller et al. 2012
G. †Paraophthalmosaurus Arkhangelsky 1997
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†Paraophthalmosaurus kabanovi Efimov 1999
Invalid names: Paraophthalmosaurus saratoviensis Arkhangelsky 1998 [nomen dubium]
G. †Undorosaurus Efimov 1999
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†Undorosaurus gorodischensis Efimov 1999
†Undorosaurus khorlovensis Efimov 1999
†Undorosaurus nessovi Efimov 1999
†Undorosaurus trautscholdi Arkhangelsky and Zverkov 2014
Invalid names: Ichthyosaurus brunsvicensis Broili 1909 [nomen dubium], Ophthalmosaurus cantabrigiensis Lydekker 1888 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| V. Fischer et al. 2012 | Ophthalmosaurids with large extracondylar area of the basioccipital in form of a thick and concave peripheral band; posterodistally deflected ulnar facet of the humerus, large ulna with concave and edgy posterior surface; ischiopubis with obturator foramen. |