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Microposaurus
Taxonomy
Microposaurus was named by Haughton (1925). It is not extant. Its type is Microposaurus casei.
It was assigned to Tertreminae by Schoch and Milner (2000); to Trematosauridae by Haughton (1925), Warren and Black (1985), Carroll (1988) and Damiani and Rubidge (2003); to Trematosauroidea by Damiani (2004); and to Trematosaurinae by Warren (2012).
It was assigned to Tertreminae by Schoch and Milner (2000); to Trematosauridae by Haughton (1925), Warren and Black (1985), Carroll (1988) and Damiani and Rubidge (2003); to Trematosauroidea by Damiani (2004); and to Trematosaurinae by Warren (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1925 | Microposaurus Haughton p. 239 |
| 1985 | Microposaurus Warren and Black |
| 1988 | Microposaurus Carroll |
| 2000 | Microposaurus Schoch and Milner p. 111 |
| 2003 | Microposaurus Damiani and Rubidge p. 31 |
| 2004 | Microposaurus Damiani p. 534 |
| 2012 | Microposaurus Warren p. 538 |
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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. †Microposaurus Haughton 1925
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†Microposaurus averyi Warren 2012
†Microposaurus casei Haughton 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available