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Merkurosaurus
Taxonomy
Merkurosaurus was named by Klembara (2008). Its type is Merkurosaurus ornatus.
It was assigned to Shinisauridae by Böhme (2008); to Anguimorpha by Klembara (2008); and to Shinisauria by Cernansky et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Shinisauridae by Böhme (2008); to Anguimorpha by Klembara (2008); and to Shinisauria by Cernansky et al. (2015).
Species
M. ornatus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2008 | Merkurosaurus Böhme p. 169 |
| 2008 | Merkurosaurus Klembara p. 81 |
| 2015 | Merkurosaurus Cernansky et al. p. 112 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007 | |||||