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Vinialesaurus

Osteichthyes - Plesiosauria - Cryptoclididae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Vinialesaurus Gasparini et al.

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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
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyCryptoclididaeWilliston 1925
genusVinialesaurus

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. †Vinialesaurus Gasparini et al. 2002
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Vinialesaurus caroli Torre and Rojas 1949
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:05:48
Modified: 2011-08-12 01:58:15
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Cuba (Pinar del Río) Cryptoclidus caroli (45797)