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Taxonomy
Melanosaurus was named by Gilmore (1928). It is not extant. Its type is Melanosaurus maximus. It is the type genus of Melanosaurinae.
It was assigned to Melanosaurinae by McDowell and Bogert (1954) and Kuhn (1966); to Melanosaurini by Estes (1983); to Glyptosaurinae by Sullivan (1986); and to Anguidae by Gilmore (1928), Hay (1930), McGrew et al. (1959) and Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Melanosaurinae by McDowell and Bogert (1954) and Kuhn (1966); to Melanosaurini by Estes (1983); to Glyptosaurinae by Sullivan (1986); and to Anguidae by Gilmore (1928), Hay (1930), McGrew et al. (1959) and Carroll (1988).
Species
M. maximus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Melanosaurus Gilmore p. 138 |
| 1930 | Melanosaurus Hay p. 255 |
| 1954 | Melanosaurus McDowell and Bogert p. 131 |
| 1959 | Melanosaurus McGrew et al. p. 134 |
| 1966 | Melanosaurus Kuhn p. 58 |
| 1983 | Melanosaurus Estes |
| 1986 | Melanosaurus Sullivan p. 110 |
| 1988 | Melanosaurus Carroll |
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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