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Halosauridae
Taxonomy
Halosauridae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Heteromi by David (1943); to Lyopomi by Jordan (1963); to Notacanthoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); and to Notacanthiformes by Betancur et al. (2013) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Heteromi by David (1943); to Lyopomi by Jordan (1963); to Notacanthoidei by Fierstine et al. (2012); and to Notacanthiformes by Betancur et al. (2013) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1943 | Halosauridae David p. 13 |
| 1963 | Halosauridae Jordan p. 628 |
| 2012 | Halosauridae Fierstine et al. p. 13 |
| 2013 | Halosauridae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Halosauridae Nelson et al. p. 137 |
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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. Halosauridae
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G. Aldrovandia Goode and Bean 1896
G. †Enchelurus von der Marck 1863
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†Enchelurus anglicus Woodward 1901
†Enchelurus syriacus Woodward 1901
†Enchelurus villosus von der Marck 1863
Subfm. †Halosaurinae
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G. Halosaurus Johnson 1864
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†Halosaurus orthensis Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
Halosaurus oweni Johnson 1864
Invalid names: Laytoniinae David 1943 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 99.60000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | Enchelurus anglicus (222454 227635 227989) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Germany | Enchelurus villosus (221717) | |
| Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene | USA (California) | Laytonia zemorrensis (191008) | |
| Chattian | France | Halosaurus orthensis (219194) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Aichi) | Aldrovandia sp. (161449) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (California) | Laytonia californica (185673) |