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Lestophis anceps

Reptilia - Rhineuridae

Taxonomy
Glyptosaurus anceps was named by Marsh (1871). Its type specimen is YPM 520 (vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Ototriton anceps by Gilmore (1928) and Hay (1930); it was recombined as Lestophis anceps by Gilmore (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Glyptosaurus anceps Marsh p. 105
1902Glyptosaurus anceps Hay p. 475
1928Ototriton anceps Gilmore
1930Ototriton anceps Hay p. 250
1938Lestophis anceps Gilmore

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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
—Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
—Rhineuroidea
familyRhineuridaeVanzolini 1951
genusLestophisMarsh 1885
speciesanceps()

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.

†Lestophis anceps Marsh 1871
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Diagnosis
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