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Glyptosaurinae

Reptilia - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Glyptosaurinae was named by Marsh (1872). Its type is Glyptosaurus. It was considered monophyletic by Sullivan (1986).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anguidae by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Placosauridae by Kuhn (1946).

It was assigned to Anguinidae by McDowell and Bogert (1954); and to Anguidae by Kuhn (1966), Estes (1983), Sullivan (1986), Conrad (2004), Smith (2006) and Stocker and Kirk (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Glyptosaurinae Marsh
1873Diacium quinquepedale Cope
1873Diacium quinquepedalis Cope p. 17
1874Diacium quinquepedale Cope
1902Diacium quinquepedale Hay p. 477
1930Diacium quinquepedale Hay p. 256
1946Placosauridae Kuhn p. 61
1954Glyptosaurinae McDowell and Bogert p. 130
1966Glyptosaurinae Kuhn p. 54
1983Glyptosaurinae Estes
1986Glyptosaurinae Sullivan p. 110
2004Glyptosaurinae Conrad
2006Glyptosaurinae Smith p. 5
2016Glyptosaurinae Stocker and Kirk

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyGlyptosaurinaeMarsh 1872
subfamilyGlyptosaurinaeMarsh 1872

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.

Subfm. †Glyptosaurinae Marsh 1872
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G. †Arpadosaurus Meszoely 1970
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Arpadosaurus gazinorum Meszoely 1970
Arpadosaurus sepulchralis Smith and Gauthier 2013
G. †Eoglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
Tr. †Glyptosaurini Sullivan 1979
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G. †Gaultia Smith 2009
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Gaultia silvaticus Smith 2009
G. †Proglyptosaurus Sullivan 1989
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G. †Stenoplacosaurus Sullivan and Dong 2018
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G. †Glyptosaurus Marsh 1871
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Glyptosaurus agmodon Smith and Gauthier 2013
Glyptosaurus rhodinos Smith 2011
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Invalid names: Glyptosaurus brevidens Marsh 1872 [synonym], Glyptosaurus donohoei White 1952 [synonym], Glyptosaurus nodosus Marsh 1871 [synonym], Glyptosaurus ocellatus Marsh 1871 [synonym], Glyptosaurus princeps Marsh 1872 [synonym], Glyptosaurus rugosus Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Invalid names: Glyptosaurus obtusidens Loomis 1907 [nomen dubium], Glyptosaurus sphenodon Marsh 1872 [nomen dubium]
G. †Helodermoides Douglass 1903
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Helodermoides tuberculatus Douglass 1903
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Invalid names: Glyptosaurus giganteus Gilmore 1928 [synonym], Glyptosaurus montanus Douglass 1908 [synonym]
Tr. †Melanosaurini Sullivan 1979
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G. †Paraxestops Hoffstetter 1962
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Paraxestops stehlini Hoffstetter 1962
G. †Placosauriops Kuhn 1940
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Invalid names: Placosauroides abderhaldeni Meszoely et al. 1978 [synonym]
Invalid names: Placosauroides Kuhn 1940 [synonym]
G. †Melanosaurus Gilmore 1928
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Melanosaurus maximus Gilmore 1928
G. †Paraglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
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Paraglyptosaurus yatkolai Sullivan 1979
G. †Placosaurus Gervais 1852
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Placosaurus estesi Sullivan and Augé 2006
Placosaurus mongoliensis Sullivan 1979
Placosaurus ragei Sullivan et al. 2012
Placosaurus rugosus Gervais 1852
Invalid names: Placosaurus cayluxi De Stefano 1903 [nomen dubium], Placosaurus europaeus Filhol 1876 [nomen dubium], Placosaurus galliae Filhol 1894 [nomen dubium], Placosaurus gaudryi De Stefano 1903 [nomen dubium], Placosaurus margariticeps Gervais 1876 [nomen dubium], Placosaurus waltheri Weigelt 1929 [nomen dubium]
G. †Proxestops Gauthier 1982
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Proxestops silberlingii Gilmore 1938
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Invalid names: Proxestops gastrodon Bartels 1988 [synonym], Proxestops jepseni Gilmore 1942 [synonym], Proxestops jepsoni Gauthier 1982 [synonym]
G. †Sullivania Čerňanský et al. 2023
G. †Xestops Cope 1873
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Xestops savagei Smith and Gauthier 2013
Xestops vagans Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Dimetopisaurus wyomingensis Hecht 1959 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dimetopisaurus Hecht 1959 [synonym], Oreosaurus Marsh 1872 [replaced]
Invalid names: Diacium quinquepedale Cope 1874 [nomen dubium], Placosaurinae Gervais [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. B. McDowell and C. M. Bogert 1954Head with numerous irregular polygonal osteoderms; frontal forming a fairly extensive orbital roof; osteoderms and lateral fold as in the Gerrhontinae.