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Serpianosaurus germanicus

Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Pachypleurosauridae

Taxonomy
Serpianosaurus germanicus was named by Diedrich (2013). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMM 2329, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Heteborn Quarry, which is in a Pelsonian marine limestone in the Karlstadt Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Serpianosaurus germanicus Diedrich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderEosauropterygia
superfamilyPachypleurosauroidea
familyPachypleurosauridae(Nopcsa 1928)
genusSerpianosaurus
speciesgermanicus

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.

†Serpianosaurus germanicus Diedrich 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available