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Makhaira rossica

Osteichthyes - Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae

Taxonomy
Makhaira rossica was named by Fischer et al. (2015). Its type specimen is YKM 68249/1-10, a partial skeleton (a slightly immature fragmentary skeleton consisting of a partial right premaxilla, the anterior part of the mandible, several teeth, three dorsal vertebrae in a), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Makhaira.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Makhaira rossica Fischer et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPliosauroideaWelles 1943
familyPliosauridaeSeeley 1874
—Thalassophonea
genusMakhaira
speciesrossica

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.

†Makhaira rossica Fischer et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available