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Acteosaurus
Taxonomy
Acteosaurus was named by von Meyer (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: K (Turo) K (Turo) Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].
It was assigned to Dolichosauridae by McDowell and Bogert (1954) and Carroll (1988); to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Ophidiomorpha by Palci and Caldwell (2010); and to Dolichosauridae by Paparella et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Dolichosauridae by McDowell and Bogert (1954) and Carroll (1988); to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Ophidiomorpha by Palci and Caldwell (2010); and to Dolichosauridae by Paparella et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Acteosaurus von Meyer |
| 1954 | Acteosaurus McDowell and Bogert p. 132 |
| 1988 | Acteosaurus Carroll |
| 2002 | Acteosaurus Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Acteosaurus Palci and Caldwell |
| 2018 | Acteosaurus Paparella et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available