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Apatodonosaurus

Reptilia - Ophthalmosauridae

Taxonomy
Apatodonosaurus was named by Mehl (1928). Its type is Apatodonosaurus grayi.

It was assigned to Ichthyosauria by Mehl (1928); and to Ophthalmosauridae by Hay (1930).

Species
A. grayi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Apatodonosaurus Mehl p. 126
1930Apatodonosaurus Hay p. 128

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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()
—Ichthyosauromorpha
—Ichthyosauriformes
—Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
—Eoichthyosauria
—Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
—Baracromia
familyOphthalmosauridaeAndrews 1910
genusApatodonosaurus

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. †Apatodonosaurus Mehl 1928
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†Apatodonosaurus grayi Mehl 1928
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available