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Aphrosaurus

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae

Taxonomy
Aphrosaurus was named by Welles (1943) [Sepkoski's age data: K u K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. Its type is Aphrosaurus furlongi.

It was assigned to Alzadasaurinae by Welles (1962); to Elasmosauridae by Welles (1943), Welles (1949) and Carroll (1988); to Plesiosauria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Weddellonectia by O'Gorman (2019).

Species
A. furlongi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Aphrosaurus Welles
1949Aphrosaurus Welles
1962Aphrosaurus Welles p. 4
1988Aphrosaurus Carroll
2002Aphrosaurus Sepkoski
2019Aphrosaurus O'Gorman

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
familyElasmosauridaeCope 1869
—Weddellonectia
genusAphrosaurus

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. †Aphrosaurus Welles 1943
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†Aphrosaurus furlongi Welles 1943
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available