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Araeosaurus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Araeosaurus was named by Seeley (1881). It is not extant. Its type is Araeosaurus gracilis.

It was assigned to Lacertilia by Seeley (1881), Carroll (1988).

Species
A. gracilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Araeosaurus Seeley p. 620
1988Araeosaurus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderLacertilia(Owen 1842)
genusAraeosaurusSeeley 1881

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.

G. †Araeosaurus Seeley 1881
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†Araeosaurus gracilis Seeley 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available