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Lonchisaurus trichurus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Lonchisaurus trichurus was named by Longrich et al. (2012). Its type specimen is AMNH 15446, a mandible (left dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bushy Tailed Blowout, which is in a Lancian terrestrial shale in the Lance Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Lonchisaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Lonchisaurus trichurus Longrich et al. fig. 1G

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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()
—Scincomorpha()
genusLonchisaurus
speciestrichurus

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.

†Lonchisaurus trichurus Longrich et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. R. Longrich et al. 2012long straight dentary, numerous closely packed teeth, and weakly curved crowns with broad, bluntly pointed apices