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Selmasaurus
Taxonomy
Selmasaurus was named by Wright and Shannon (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 1069].
It was assigned to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Plioplatecarinae by Polcyn and Everhart (2008); to Plioplatecarpinae by Wright and Shannon (1988) and Driscoll et al. (2019); and to Selmasaurini by Longrich et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002); to Plioplatecarinae by Polcyn and Everhart (2008); to Plioplatecarpinae by Wright and Shannon (1988) and Driscoll et al. (2019); and to Selmasaurini by Longrich et al. (2024).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Selmasaurus Wright and Shannon p. 102 |
| 2002 | Selmasaurus Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Selmasaurus Polcyn and Everhart p. 14 |
| 2019 | Selmasaurus Driscoll et al. |
| 2024 | Selmasaurus Longrich 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.
G. †Selmasaurus Wright and Shannon 1988
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†Selmasaurus johnsoni Polcyn and Everhart 2008
†Selmasaurus russelli Wright and Shannon 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Santonian | USA (Kansas) | S. johnsoni (25071) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Alabama) | S. russelli (84188) |