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Merriamosauridae

Osteichthyes - Merriamosauridae

Taxonomy
Merriamosauridae was named by Maisch and Matzke (2003). Its type is Merriamosaurus.

It was assigned to Merriamosauria by Maisch (2010).

Subtaxa
Merriamosaurus (type genus), Pessopteryx

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Merriamosauridae Maisch and Matzke
2010Merriamosauridae Maisch

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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
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
—Hueneosauria
—Merriamosauria
familyMerriamosauridae
familyMerriamosauridae

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.

Fm. †Merriamosauridae Maisch and Matzke 2003
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G. †Merriamosaurus Maisch and Matzke 2002
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†Merriamosaurus hulkei Maisch and Matzke 2000
G. †Pessopteryx Wiman 1910
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†Pessopteryx nisseri Wiman 1910
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Invalid names: Omphalosaurus nisseri Wiman 1910 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Anisian or 248.10000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen Merriamosaurus hulkei (196986) Pessopteryx nisseri (196985)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Svalbard and Jan Mayen Omphalosaurus nisseri (196805)