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Cryptocleidus cuervoi quesadai

Osteichthyes - Plesiosauria - Cryptoclididae

Taxonomy
Cryptocleidus cuervoi quesadai was named by Torre and Rojas (1949). It is a 3D body fossil.

Entered
by R. Benson on 2011-09-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Cryptocleidus cuervoi quesadai Torre and Rojas

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyCryptoclididaeWilliston 1925
genusCryptocleidus()
speciescuervoiTorre and Rojas 1949
subspeciesquesadaiTorre and Rojas 1949

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.

†Cryptocleidus cuervoi quesadai Torre and Rojas 1949
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available