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Clidastes

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Clidastes Cope p. 233
1869Clidastes Cope p. 258
1870Clidastes Cope p. 211
1871Edestosaurus Marsh
1873Clidastes Leidy p. 344
1902Clidastes Hay p. 466
1930Clidastes Hay p. 262
1954Clidastes McDowell and Bogert p. 132
1967Clidastes Russell p. 124
1969Clidastes Thurmond p. 70
1970Clidastes Russell p. 371
1981Clidastes Thurmond and Jones p. 153
1988Clidastes Carroll
1992Clidastes Kiernan p. 138
2002Clidastes Dortangs et al.
2002Clidastes Novas et al.
2002Clidastes Sepkoski
2005Clidastes Bardet et al.
2005Clidastes Bell and Polcyn p. 189
2012Clidastes Karl and Nyhuis
2013Clidastes Bell Jr. et al. p. 578
2018Clidastes Hornung et al. p. 544
2018Clidastes Lively p. 524
2019Clidastes Driscoll et al.

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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

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.

G. †Clidastes Cope 1868
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Clidastes cineriarum Cope 1870
Clidastes intermedius Leidy 1870
Clidastes liodontus Merriam 1894
Clidastes moorevillensis Shannon 1975
Clidastes propython Cope 1869
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Invalid names: Clidastes medius Merriam 1894 [synonym], Clidastes pumilus Marsh 1871 [synonym], Clidastes westi Williston and Case 1892 [synonym], Clidastes wymani Marsh 1871 [synonym], Edestosaurus dispar Marsh 1871 [synonym], Edestosaurus rex Marsh 1872 [synonym], Edestosaurus stenops Cope 1871 [synonym], Edestosaurus tortor Cope 1871 [synonym], Edestosaurus velox Marsh 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Edestosaurus Marsh 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available