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Altanteius facilis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Mongolochamops facilis was named by Alifanov (1988). Its type specimen is PIN 3142/306, a partial skull (preorbital fragment of skull, laterally compressed with damaged lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khermeen Tsav, Red Beds (PIN coll. 3142) [SMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Altanteius.

It was recombined as Altanteius facilis by Alifanov (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Mongolochamops facilis Alifanov pp. 95-97 fig. 2
1993Altanteius facilis Alifanov p. 75

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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
Squamata()
Episquamata
ToxicoferaVidal and Hedges 2005
infraorderIguaniaCuvier 1817
infraorderMacrocephalosauria
superfamilyMongolochamopoidea
subfamilyMongolochamopinae
tribeMongolochamopini
genusAltanteius
speciesfacilis()

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.

Altanteius facilis Alifanov 1988
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Diagnosis
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