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Arganasaurus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Metoposauridae

Taxonomy
Arganasaurus was named by Hunt (1993). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Metoposauridae by Buffa et al. (2019).

Species
A. lyazidi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Arganasaurus Hunt
2019Arganasaurus Buffa et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
—Stereospondylomorpha
—Stereospondyli()
—Superstes
—Trematosauria
superfamilyTrematosauroidea
familyMetoposauridae
genusArganasaurusHunt 1993

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. †Arganasaurus Hunt 1993
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†Arganasaurus lyazidi Dutuit 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available