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Hauffiosaurus

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Hauffiosaurus O'Keefe pp. 7-9, 13
2010Hauffiosaurus Ketchum and Benson p. 15
2011Hauffiosaurus Benson et al.
2011Hauffiosaurus Ketchum and Benson p. 126
2011Hauffiosaurus Vincent p. 340
2012Hauffiosaurus Benson et al. fig. 4
2014Hauffiosaurus Benson and Druckenmiller figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPliosauroideaWelles 1943
familyPliosauridaeSeeley 1874
genusHauffiosaurus

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.

G. †Hauffiosaurus O'Keefe 2001
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†Hauffiosaurus longirostris Tate and Blake 1876
†Hauffiosaurus tomistomimus Benson et al. 2011
†Hauffiosaurus zanoni O'Keefe 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: nektonicsuperf
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Reproduction: viviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalsuperf
Created: 2005-11-07 12:13:24
Modified: 2009-07-25 10:49:01
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hampe 2005

Age range: base of the Falciferum to the top of the Bifrons or 183.00000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) H. zanoni (132865)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (England) Plesiosaurus longirostris (102189)
Falciferum - Bifrons183.0 - 175.6United Kingdom (England) Rhomaleosaurus longirostris (90459)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6United Kingdom (England) Rhomaleosaurus longirostris (90460)