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Derasmosaurus
Taxonomy
Derasmosaurus was named by Barbera and Macuglia (1988). Its type is Derasmosaurus pietrarojae.
It was assigned to Rhynchocephalia by Evans et al. (2004); to Sphenodontinae by Cau et al. (2014); and to Sphenodontidae by Herrera-Flores et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Rhynchocephalia by Evans et al. (2004); to Sphenodontinae by Cau et al. (2014); and to Sphenodontidae by Herrera-Flores et al. (2018).
Species
D. pietrarojae (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1988 | Derasmosaurus Barbera and Macuglia pp. 572-573 |
2004 | Derasmosaurus Evans et al. |
2014 | Derasmosaurus Cau et al. |
2018 | Derasmosaurus Herrera-Flores et al. |
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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. †Derasmosaurus Barbera and Macuglia 1988
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†Derasmosaurus pietrarojae Barbera and Macuglia 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Albian | Italy (Campania) | D. pietrarojae (112631) |