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Thalattosaurida (disused)

Osteichthyes - Thalattosauria - Thalattosauridae

Taxonomy
Thalattosaurida was named by Nicholls (1999). It was considered monophyletic by Nicholls (1999).

It was assigned to Thalattosauridae by Nicholls (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Thalattosaurida Nicholls p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Thalattosauriformes
orderThalattosauria
superfamilyThalattosauroideaNopcsa 1928
familyThalattosauridaeMerriam 1904
Thalattosaurida
Thalattosaurida

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.

Unr. †Thalattosaurida Nicholls 1999
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. L. Nicholls 1999It is diagnosed by a single unequivocal synapomorphy—[34] the appearance of high, conical teeth.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:24
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:24
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available