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Nothosaurus rostellatus

Reptilia - Eosauropterygia - Nothosauridae

Taxonomy
Nothosaurus rostellatus was named by Shang (2006). Its type specimen is IVPP V 14294, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. marchius

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Nothosaurus rostellatus Shang pp. 239-247 figs. 1-4

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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
orderEosauropterygia
familyNothosauridaeBaur 1889
genusNothosaurusMünster 1834
speciesrostellatus

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.

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Invalid names: Nothosaurus rostellatus Shang 2006 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available