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Deltasaurus
Taxonomy
Deltasaurus was named by Cosgriff (1965). Its type is Deltasaurus kimberleyensis.
It was assigned to Rhytidosteidae by Cosgriff (1965), Cosgriff (1974), Cosgriff and Zawiskie (1979), Warren and Black (1985), Carroll (1988) and Marsicano and Warren (1998); and to Peltosteginae by Schoch and Milner (2000).
It was assigned to Rhytidosteidae by Cosgriff (1965), Cosgriff (1974), Cosgriff and Zawiskie (1979), Warren and Black (1985), Carroll (1988) and Marsicano and Warren (1998); and to Peltosteginae by Schoch and Milner (2000).
Species
D. kimberleyensis (type species), D. pustulatus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Deltasaurus Cosgriff p. 67 |
| 1974 | Deltasaurus Cosgriff |
| 1979 | Deltasaurus Cosgriff and Zawiskie p. 23 |
| 1985 | Deltasaurus Warren and Black |
| 1988 | Deltasaurus Carroll |
| 1998 | Deltasaurus Marsicano and Warren p. 152 |
| 2000 | Deltasaurus Schoch and Milner p. 82 |
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G. †Deltasaurus Cosgriff 1965
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†Deltasaurus kimberleyensis Cosgriff 1965
†Deltasaurus pustulatus Cosgriff 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available