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Pyramicephalosaurini (disused)

Reptilia - Macrocephalosauridae

Taxonomy
Pyramicephalosaurini was named by Alifanov (1993). Its type is Piramicephalosaurus.

It was assigned to Macrocephalosauridae by Alifanov (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Pyramicephalosaurini Alifanov p. 88

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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
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
—ToxicoferaVidal and Hedges 2005
infraorderIguaniaCuvier 1817
infraorderMacrocephalosauria
superfamilyMacrocephalosauroidea
familyMacrocephalosauridae
tribePyramicephalosaurini
tribePyramicephalosaurini

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.

Tr. †Pyramicephalosaurini Alifanov 1993
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. R. Alifanov 1993Lizards with well-developed symmetrical tritubercular crowns of teeth, bases of which are narrower.