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Halisaurus onchognathus

Osteichthyes - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Baptosaurus onchognathus was named by Merriam (1894).

It was recombined as Halisaurus onchognathus by Russell (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Baptosaurus onchognathus Merriam p. 37 figs. Pl. 4, figs. 9, 10
1902Baptosaurus onchognathus Hay p. 468
1930Baptosaurus onchognathus Hay p. 264
1967Halisaurus onchognathus Russell p. 168

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
Halisaurinae
Halisaurini
genusHalisaurusMarsh 1869
speciesonchognathus(Merriam 1894)

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.

Halisaurus onchognathus Merriam 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: ovoviviparousf
Created: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Modified: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Gervais 1852, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available