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Clidastes cineriarum

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Clidastes cineriarum was named by Cope (1870). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 6 mi S of Sheridan, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian marine chalk in Kansas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Clidastes cineriarum Cope p. 583
1875Clidastes cineriarum Cope p. 137
1877Clidastes cineriarum Cope p. 583
1902Clidastes cineriarum Hay p. 466
1930Clidastes cinerearum Hay p. 263

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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()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyMosasaurinaeGervais 1853
genusClidastes
speciescineriarum

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.

†Clidastes cineriarum Cope 1870
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Diagnosis
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