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Honghesaurus

Osteichthyes - Eosauropterygia - Pachypleurosauridae

Taxonomy

Species
H. longicaudalis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Honghesaurus Xu et al. p. 3 figs. FIg. 2-4

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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
orderEosauropterygia
superfamilyPachypleurosauroidea
familyPachypleurosauridae(Nopcsa 1928)
genusHonghesaurus

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. †Honghesaurus Xu et al. 2022
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Honghesaurus longicaudalis Xu et al. 2022
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G.-H. Xu et al. 2022A pachypleurosaurid distinguishable from other members of this family by the following auta-
pomorphies: snout longer than postorbital portion of skull, 47.8% of skull length; external naris longitudinally retracted, 47.7% of orbital length; supratemporal fossa oval, 46.2% of orbital length; about ten teeth in anteriorly pointed premaxilla; two fossae in retroarticular process; 20 cervical, 29 dorsal, three sacral, and 69 caudal verte- brae; single ossified carpal; and phalangeal formula 2-3-2-4-1 for manus and 2-3-4-5-2 for pes.