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Sauria (crown diapsid)
Taxonomy
Sauria was named by Gauthier (1984) [non MacCartney 1802]. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Gauthier et al. (1988), deBraga and Rieppel (1997).
It was assigned to Diapsida by Gauthier et al. (1988), Gauthier et al. (1989); to Reptilia by Norell and de Queiroz (1991); and to Neodiapsida by deBraga and Rieppel (1997), Senter (2004).
It was assigned to Diapsida by Gauthier et al. (1988), Gauthier et al. (1989); to Reptilia by Norell and de Queiroz (1991); and to Neodiapsida by deBraga and Rieppel (1997), Senter (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1984 | Sauria Gauthier |
| 1988 | Sauria Gauthier et al. p. 139 fig. 4.4 |
| 1989 | Sauria Gauthier et al. p. 343 fig. 9 |
| 1991 | Sauria Norell and de Queiroz |
| 1997 | Sauria deBraga and Rieppel pp. 286, 314 fig. 1 |
| 2004 | Sauria Senter p. 260 |
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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. Sauria Gauthier 1984 [crown diapsid]
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Unr. †Choristodera Cope 1876 [choristodere]
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G. †Hyphalosaurus Gao et al. 1999
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†Hyphalosaurus baitaigouensis Ji et al. 2004
†Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis Gao et al. 1999
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Invalid names: Sinohydrosaurus lingyuanensis Li et al. 1999 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Sinohydrosaurus Li et al. 1999 [objective synonym]
G. †Khurendukhosaurus Sigogneau-Russell and Efimov 1984
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†Khurendukhosaurus orlovi Sigogneau-Russell and Efimov 1984
Invalid names: Khurendukhosaurus bajkalensis Efimov 1996 [nomen dubium]
G. †Lazarussuchus Hecht 1992
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†Lazarussuchus dvoraki Evans and Klembara 2005
†Lazarussuchus inexpectatus Hecht 1992
G. †Monjurosuchus Endo 1940
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†Monjurosuchus manchoukuoensis Zhou and Wang 2010
†Monjurosuchus splendens Endo 1940
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Invalid names: Rhynchosaurus orientalis Endo and Shikama 1942 [synonym]
Subor. †Neochoristodera Evans and Hecht 1993
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Fm. †Champsosauridae Cope 1876 [champsosaur]
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G. †Champsosaurus Cope 1876
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†Champsosaurus albertensis Parks 1927
†Champsosaurus ambulator Brown 1905
†Champsosaurus gigas Erickson 1972
†Champsosaurus laramiensis Brown 1905
†Champsosaurus lindoei Gao and Fox 1998
†Champsosaurus natator Parks 1933
†Champsosaurus norelli Brownstein 2022
†Champsosaurus tenuis Erickson 1981
Invalid names: Champsosaurus annectens Cope 1876 [nomen vanum], Champsosaurus australis Cope 1881 [nomen vanum], Champsosaurus brevicollis Cope 1876 [nomen vanum], Champsosaurus inelegans Parks 1933 [nomen vanum], Champsosaurus inflatus Parks 1933 [nomen vanum], Champsosaurus profundus Cope 1876 [nomen vanum], Champsosaurus puercensis Cope 1882 [nomen vanum], Champsosaurus saponensis Cope 1882 [nomen vanum], Champsosaurus vaccinsulensis Cope 1876 [nomen vanum]
G. †Ikechosaurus Sigogneau-Russell 1981
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†Ikechosaurus gaoi Lü et al. 1999
†Ikechosaurus magnus Efimov 1979
†Ikechosaurus pijiagouensis Liu 2004
†Ikechosaurus sunailinae Sigogneau-Russell 1981
Fm. †Simoedosauridae Lemone 1884
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G. †Kosmodraco Brownstein 2022
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†Kosmodraco dakotensis Erickson 1987
†Kosmodraco magnicornis Brownstein 2022
G. †Simoedosaurus Gervais 1877
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Invalid names: Simoedosaurus lemoinei Gervais 1877 [nomen dubium], Simoedosaurus peroni Lemoine 1884 [nomen dubium], Simoedosaurus remensis Lemoine 1884 [nomen dubium], Simoedosaurus suessonniensis Lemoine 1884 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Champsosauriformes Hay 1930 [replaced]
Invalid names: Allochoristodera Dong et al. 2020 [empty], Champsosauria Jaekel 1910 [synonym], Hyphalosauridae Gao and Fox 2005 [empty], Monjurosuchidae Endo 1940 [empty], Simoedosauria Dollo [synonym]
Unr. Lepidosauromorpha Benton 1983
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Superor. Lepidosauria Haeckel 1866 [lepidosaur]
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G. †Euposaurus Jourdan 1862
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†Euposaurus thiolleri Lortet 1892
†Euposaurus thiollierei Lortet 1892
Invalid names: Euposaurus cerinensis Lortet 1892 [nomen dubium], Euposaurus lorteti Lortet 1892 [nomen dubium]
Or. †Millerosauria Watson 1957
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Invalid names: Broomiidae Nopcsa 1923 [empty], Mesenosauridae [empty]
Or. †Prolacertilia Huene 1954
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Subor. †Prolacertoidea Camp 1923
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Invalid names: Macrocnemoidea Kuhn 1946 [synonym], Priceidae Kuhn 1961 [empty]
Invalid names: Trachelosauria Broili 1917 [empty]
Or. Rhynchocephalia Günther 1867 [rhynchocephalian]
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G. †Gephyrosaurus Evans 1980
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†Gephyrosaurus bridensis Evans 1980
†Gephyrosaurus evansae Whiteside and Duffin 2017
G. †Hamatopus Lilienstern 1939
Fm. Sphenodontidae Cope 1871
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G. †Ankylosphenodon Reynoso 2000
G. †Cynosphenodon Reynoso 1996
G. †Derasmosaurus Barbera and Macuglia 1988
G. †Eilenosaurus
G. †Elachistosuchus Janensch 1949
G. †Glevosaurus Swinton 1939
G. †Leptosaurus Fitzinger 1837
G. †Oenosaurus Rauhut et al. 2012
Unr. †Opisthodontia Apesteguía and Novas 2003
G. †Paleollanosaurus Heckert 2004
G. †Piocormus Wagner 1852
G. †Scharschengia Huene 1940
G. †Sigmala Fraser 1986
G. †Simila
G. Sphenodon Gray 1831
Subfm. Sphenodontinae Cope 1871
G. †Sphenovipera Reynoso 2005
G. †Theretairus Simpson 1926
G. †Zapatadon Reynoso and Clark 1998
Invalid names: Hatteriidae Cope 1864 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pachystropheidae Kuhn 1961 [empty], Sauranodontes Lortet 1892 [empty], Sphenodontiformes Hay 1930 [empty], Tholodontidae Kuhn [empty]
G. †Sauroeidepus Ellenberger 1970
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†Sauroeidepus matsepensis Ellenberger 1970
†Sauroeidepus quthingensis Ellenberger 1970
Unr. Sphenodontia Jaekel 1910
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Infraor. †Eusphenodontia Herrera-Flores et al. 2018
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Fm. †Clevosauridae Fraser 1993
G. †Lanceirosphenodon de Vivar et al. 2020
G. †Microsphenodon Chambi-Trowell et al. 2021
Unr. †Neosphenodontia Herrera-Flores et al. 2018
G. †Opisthiamimus DrMar Jr. et al. 2022
G. †Polysphenodon Jaeckel 1911
G. †Lamarquesaurus Apesteguía and Rougier 2007
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†Lamarquesaurus cabazai Apesteguía and Rougier 2007
G. †Planocephalosaurus Fraser 1982
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†Planocephalosaurus lucasi Heckert 2004
†Planocephalosaurus robinsonae Fraser 1982
G. †Tingitana Evans and Sigogneau-Russell 1997
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†Tingitana anoualae Evans and Sigogneau-Russell 1997
Invalid names: Homoeosauria Jaekel 1910 [synonym], Sauranodonti Marsh 1879 [empty], Sphenodonta [synonym]
Invalid names: Patricosaurus Seeley 1887 [nomen dubium], Weigeltisauria Kuhn 1939 [empty]
Unr. Lepidosauriformes Gauthier et al. 1988
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G. †Neosauroides Kim et al. 2017
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†Neosauroides innovatus Kim et al. 2019
†Neosauroides koreaensis Kim et al. 2017
G. †Sophineta Evans and Borsuk−Białynicka 2009
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†Sophineta cracoviensis Evans and Borsuk−Białynicka 2009
Invalid names: Saurosternidae Haughton 1924 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Spathian to the top of the Holocene or 251.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 251.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 251.2 Ma
Collections (609 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Induan | Australia (Queensland) | Kudnu mackinlayi (85560) | |
| Induan | China (Xinjiang) | Santaisaurus yuani (93419) | |
| Induan | Russian Federation (Nizhnii Novgorod) | Blomosaurus ivachnenkoi (94247) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | United Kingdom (England) | Hamatopus sp. (184048) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | Germany (Saarland) | Lepidosauria indet. (36204) | |
| Induan - Olenekian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Paliguana whitei (13043) | |
| Induan - Olenekian | Russian Federation (Orenburg) | Rhynchocephalia indet. (37040) | |
| Smithian | Russian Federation (Orenburg) | Rhynchocephalia indet. (196057) | |
| Spathian | Russian Federation (Orenburg) | Scharschengia sp. (196059) | |
| Olenekian | Poland (Malopolskie) | Lepidosauromorpha indet., Diapsida indet. (38528) | |
| Olenekian - Anisian | Germany (Thuringia) | Hamatopus wildfeueri (182300) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) | Eifelosaurus triadicus (134292) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | USA (Arizona) | Anisodontosaurus greeri (34888 95112) | |
| Anisian | United Kingdom (England) | Coartaredens isaaci (88977) Feralisaurus corami (214637) Sauria indet. (57944) | |
| Middle Triassic | USA (Arizona) | Anisodontosaurus greeri (232491 232492) | |
| Longobardian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Lepidosauria indet. (101873) Rhynchocephalia indet., Fraxinisaura rozynekae, Vellbergia bartholomaei (101875) | |
| Carnian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Sphenodontia indet. (105292) Sphenodontidae indet. (207798) | |
| Carnian | United Kingdom (Wales) | Lepidosauria indet., Kuehneosaurus sp., Rhynchocephalia taxon A, Diphydontosaurus sp., Clevosaurus sp., Clevosaurus cambrica (27012) | |
| Carnian | USA (Texas) | Sphenodontidae indet. (84271) | |
| Carnian | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | Clevosaurus hadroprodon (203745) | |