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Sinodelphys szalayi

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Sinodelphys szalayi was named by Luo et al. (2003). Its type specimen is CAGS00-IG03, a skeleton (slightly incomplete, flattened skeleton with some preserved soft tissues), and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Dawangzhangzi, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale in the Yixian Formation of China. It is the type species of Sinodelphys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Sinodelphys szalayi Luo et al. p. 1939

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
genusSinodelphys
speciesszalayi

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†Sinodelphys szalayi Luo et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
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