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Simolestes
Taxonomy
Simolestes was named by Andrews (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo-u J Tith Sepkoski's reference number: 1269]. Its type is Simolestes vorax.
It was assigned to Elasmosauridae by White (1940); to Rhomaleosauridae by O'Keefe (2001); to Plesiosauria by Sepkoski (2002); to Pliosauridae by Tarlo (1960), Carroll (1988), Bardet et al. (1991), Ketchum and Benson (2010), Ketchum and Benson (2011); and to Thalassophonea by Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).
It was assigned to Elasmosauridae by White (1940); to Rhomaleosauridae by O'Keefe (2001); to Plesiosauria by Sepkoski (2002); to Pliosauridae by Tarlo (1960), Carroll (1988), Bardet et al. (1991), Ketchum and Benson (2010), Ketchum and Benson (2011); and to Thalassophonea by Benson and Druckenmiller (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Simolestes Andrews |
| 1940 | Simolestes White p. 466 |
| 1960 | Simolestes Tarlo p. 171 |
| 1988 | Simolestes Carroll |
| 1991 | Simolestes Bardet et al. p. 1346 |
| 2001 | Simolestes O'Keefe p. 19 fig. 20 |
| 2002 | Simolestes Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Simolestes Ketchum and Benson p. 15 |
| 2011 | Simolestes Ketchum and Benson p. 126 |
| 2014 | Simolestes Benson and Druckenmiller figs. 2-3 |
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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. †Simolestes Andrews 1909
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†Simolestes indicus Lydekker 1877
†Simolestes keileni Godefroit 1994
†Simolestes vorax Andrews 1909
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Invalid names: Thaumatosaurus calloviensis Bogolubov 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available