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Stratesaurus

Reptilia - Plesiosauria

Taxonomy
Stratesaurus was named by Benson et al. (2012) [urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2C627698-239B-4​436-81E5-E6FA5173F618]. Its type is Stratesaurus taylori.

It was assigned to Rhomaleosauridae by Benson et al. (2012); and to Plesiosauria by Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).

Species
S. taylori (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Stratesaurus Benson et al. fig. 1
2014Stratesaurus Benson and Druckenmiller figs. 2-3

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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
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
genusStratesaurus

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. †Stratesaurus Benson et al. 2012
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†Stratesaurus taylori Benson et al. 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available