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Thaumatodracon wiedenrothi

Osteichthyes - Plesiosauria - Rhomaleosauridae

Taxonomy
Thaumatodracon wiedenrothi was named by Smith and Araújo (2017) [Holotype: NLMH 106.058, a partial skeleton comprising a complete cranium, mandible, articulated cervical series, and indeterminate fragmentary remains (Text-figs 2–10; Pls 1–2).]. Its type specimen is NLMH 106.058, a partial skeleton (Skull, neck), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Thaumatodracon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. weidenrothi
Entered
by V. Fischer on 2017-09-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Thaumatodracon wiedenrothi Smith and Araújo p. 89 fig. 2–10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
familyRhomaleosauridaeNopcsa 1928
genusThaumatodracon
specieswiedenrothi

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.

†Thaumatodracon wiedenrothi Smith and Araújo 2017
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Diagnosis
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