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Ornithischiformes (disused)

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Ornithischiformes was named by Cooper (1985).

It was assigned to Dinosauria by Cooper (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Ornithischiformes Cooper p. 283

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

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.

Unr. †Ornithischiformes Cooper 1985
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. R. Cooper 1985Dinosaurs with laterally compressed, leaf-shaped teeth bearing marginal denticles to the cutting edge. Dentition heterodont with non-recessed, marginal cheek teeth.