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Besanosauridae
Taxonomy
Besanosauridae was named by McGowan and Motani (2003).
It was assigned to Merriamosauriformes by McGowan and Motani (2003); and to Merriamosauria by Maisch (2010).
It was assigned to Merriamosauriformes by McGowan and Motani (2003); and to Merriamosauria by Maisch (2010).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Besanosauridae McGowan and Motani |
| 2010 | Besanosauridae Maisch |
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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.
Fm. †Besanosauridae McGowan and Motani 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Anisian - Ladinian | Switzerland | Besanosaurus leptorhynchus (13344) |