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Sauropterygomorpha (disused)
Discussion
Definition: The most recent common ancestor of Eusaurosphargis dalsassoi and Pistosaurus longaevus, and all of its descendants
Taxonomy
Sauropterygomorpha was named by Wolniewicz et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Archelosauria by Wolniewicz et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Archelosauria by Wolniewicz et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2023 | Sauropterygomorpha Wolniewicz 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.
Unr. †Sauropterygomorpha Wolniewicz et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. S. Wolniewicz et al. 2023 | Osteoderms present (ch. 143.1), body strongly flattenned dorso-ventrally (ch.
176 144.1), clavicle applied to the medial surface of scapula (ch. 148.1), metatarsal V long and slender (ch. 186.0), metatarsal I less than 50% the length of metatarsal IV (ch. 189.1) |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available