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Becklesius

Osteichthyes - Paramacellodidae

Taxonomy
Becklesius was named by Estes (1983). Its type is Becklesisaurus hoffstetteri.

It was assigned to Paramacellodidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Evans and Chure (1998).

Species
B. cataphractus, B. hoffstetteri, B. nopcsai
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by R. Benson on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Becklesius Estes
1988Becklesius Carroll
1998Becklesius Evans and Chure

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyParamacellodidae
genusBecklesius

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. †Becklesius Estes 1983
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†Becklesius cataphractus Richter 1994
†Becklesius hoffstetteri Seiffert 1975
†Becklesius nopcsai Folie and Codrea 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available