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Microsaurops

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Microsaurops was named by Kuhn (1964).

It was assigned to Sauropoda by Steel (1970).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Microsaurus Hatcher
1964Microsaurops Kuhn p. 324
1964Microsaurus Tatarinov p. 552
1966Microsaurus Romer p. 370
1970Microsaurops Steel p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropodomorpha(Huene 1932)
—Massopoda
—Sauropodiformes
—Sauropoda()
genusMicrosaurops

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. †Microsaurops Kuhn 1964
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Invalid names: Microsaurus Hatcher 1900 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available