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Mixosaurinae (disused)

Reptilia - Mixosauridae

Taxonomy
Mixosaurinae was named by Baur (1887). Its type is Mixosaurus.

It was assigned to Ichthyosauria by Merriam (1908); and to Mixosauridae by Hay (1930), Maisch and Matzke (2001) and Maisch (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Mixosaurinae Baur
1908Mixosaurinae Merriam p. 88
1930Mixosaurinae Hay p. 124
2001Mixosaurinae Maisch and Matzke p. 440
2010Mixosaurinae Maisch

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
—Hueneosauria
familyMixosauridaeBaur 1887
subfamilyMixosaurinaeBaur 1887
subfamilyMixosaurinaeBaur 1887

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.

Subfm. †Mixosaurinae Baur 1887
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available