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Laidleria
Taxonomy
Laidleria was named by Kitching (1957). Its type is Laidleria gracilis. It is the type genus of Laidleriidae.
It was assigned to Trematosauridae by Kitching (1957); to Rhytidosteidae by Warren and Black (1985), Carroll (1988) and Marsicano and Warren (1998); to Rhytidosteinae by Schoch and Milner (2000); to Plagiosauroidea by Yates and Warren (2000); to Laidleriidae by Warren (1998) and Damiani and Rubidge (2003); and to Trematosauria by Schoch (2013).
It was assigned to Trematosauridae by Kitching (1957); to Rhytidosteidae by Warren and Black (1985), Carroll (1988) and Marsicano and Warren (1998); to Rhytidosteinae by Schoch and Milner (2000); to Plagiosauroidea by Yates and Warren (2000); to Laidleriidae by Warren (1998) and Damiani and Rubidge (2003); and to Trematosauria by Schoch (2013).
Species
L. gracilis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Laidleria Kitching p. 68 figs. 16-19 |
| 1985 | Laidleria Warren and Black |
| 1988 | Laidleria Carroll |
| 1998 | Laidleria Marsicano and Warren p. 152 |
| 1998 | Laidleria Warren p. 179 |
| 2000 | Laidleria Schoch and Milner p. 80 |
| 2000 | Laidleria Yates and Warren pp. 84, 102 fig. 1 |
| 2003 | Laidleria Damiani and Rubidge p. 25 |
| 2013 | Laidleria Schoch |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available