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Varanops
Taxonomy
Varanoops was named by Williston (1914). Its type is Varanosaurus brevirostris.
It was corrected as Varanops by Romer (1936), Reisz (1986), Carroll (1988), Modesto et al. (2001), Maddin et al. (2006), Spindler et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Poliosauridae by Hay (1930); to Varanopsinae by Romer (1936); to Varanopseidae by Reisz (1986), Carroll (1988); and to Varanodontinae by Modesto et al. (2001), Maddin et al. (2006), Spindler et al. (2018).
It was corrected as Varanops by Romer (1936), Reisz (1986), Carroll (1988), Modesto et al. (2001), Maddin et al. (2006), Spindler et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Poliosauridae by Hay (1930); to Varanopsinae by Romer (1936); to Varanopseidae by Reisz (1986), Carroll (1988); and to Varanodontinae by Modesto et al. (2001), Maddin et al. (2006), Spindler et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1914 | Varanoops Williston |
| 1930 | Varanoops Hay p. 48 |
| 1936 | Varanops Romer p. 91 |
| 1986 | Varanops Reisz |
| 1988 | Varanops Carroll |
| 2001 | Varanops Modesto et al. p. 256 |
| 2006 | Varanops Maddin et al. p. 957 |
| 2018 | Varanops Spindler et al. |
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Leonardian to the top of the Kungurian or 286.00000 to 274.40000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artinskian | USA (Oklahoma) | Varanopseidae indet. (67862) | |
| Leonardian | USA (Texas) | V. brevirostris (68171) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Varanosaurus brevirostris (28264) |