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Ceresiosaurus lanzi

Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Nothosauridae

Taxonomy
Ceresiosaurus lanzi was named by Hänni (2004). It is not extant. Its type locality is Alla Cascina, which is in a Ladinian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite/shale in the Meride Limestone Formation of Switzerland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Ceresiosaurus lanzi Andrews
2004Ceresiosaurus lanzi Hänni

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderEosauropterygia
familyNothosauridaeBaur 1889
genusCeresiosaurusPeyer 1931
specieslanziHänni 2004

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.

Ceresiosaurus lanzi Hänni 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Source: subo = suborder, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Switzerland (Ticino) Ceresiosaurus lanzi (type locality: 86841)