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Guanlingsauridae

Reptilia - Guanlingsauridae

Taxonomy
Guanlingsauridae was named by Yin et al. (2000).

It was assigned to Merriamosauriformes by McGowan and Motani (2003); and to Merriamosauria by Maisch (2010).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Guanlingsauridae Yin et al.
2003Guanlingsauridae McGowan and Motani
2010Guanlingsauridae 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
Merriamosauria
familyGuanlingsauridaeYin et al. 2000
familyGuanlingsauridaeYin et al. 2000

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. †Guanlingsauridae Yin et al. 2000
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G. †Mikadocephalus Maisch and Matzke 1997
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Mikadocephalus gracilirostris Maisch and Matzke 1997
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: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Switzerland Mikadocephalus sp. (13344)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Mikadocephalus gracilirostris (175939)