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Whitakersaurus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Whitakersaurus was named by Heckert et al. (2008). Its type is Whitakersaurus bermani.

It was assigned to Sphenodonti by Heckert et al. (2008).

Species
W. bermani (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Whitakersaurus Heckert et al. p. 831

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Eosuchia()
—Neodiapsida
—SauriaGauthier 1984
—Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
superorderLepidosauria()
—Sphenodontia()
genusWhitakersaurus

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. †Whitakersaurus Heckert et al. 2008
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†Whitakersaurus bermani Heckert et al. 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available