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Arretosauridae

Reptilia - Arretosauridae

Taxonomy
Arretosauridae was named by Gilmore (1943). It is not extant. Its type is Arretosaurus.

It was assigned to Iguania by Kuhn (1966), Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Arretosauridae Gilmore p. 367
1966Arretosauridae Kuhn p. 50
1983Arretosauridae Estes
1988Arretosauridae Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
—ToxicoferaVidal and Hedges 2005
infraorderIguaniaCuvier 1817
familyArretosauridaeGilmore 1943
familyArretosauridaeGilmore 1943

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.

Fm. †Arretosauridae Gilmore 1943
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G. †Arretosaurus Gilmore 1943
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†Arretosaurus ornatus Gilmore 1943
G. †Dornosaurus Alifanov 2012
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†Dornosaurus gobiensis Alifanov 2012
G. †Ergiliinsaurus Alifanov 2012
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†Ergiliinsaurus postumus Alifanov 2012
G. †Hemishinisaurus Li 1991
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G. †Khaichinguana Alifanov 2012
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†Khaichinguana eocaenica Alifanov 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available