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Mesoleptos

Reptilia - Aigialosauridae

Taxonomy
Mesoleptos was named by Cornalia and Chiozza (1852). Its type is Mesoleptos zendrinii.

It was assigned to Aigialosauridae by McDowell and Bogert (1954); and to Pythonomorpha by Lee and Scanlon (2002).

Species
M. zendrinii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Mesoleptos Cornalia and Chiozza
1954Mesoleptos McDowell and Bogert p. 132
2002Mesoleptos Lee and Scanlon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyMosasauroidea
familyAigialosauridaeKramberger 1892
genusMesoleptosCornalia and Chiozza 1852

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. †Mesoleptos Cornalia and Chiozza 1852
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Mesoleptos zendrinii Cornalia and Chiozza 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available