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Peltosaurus
Taxonomy
Peltosaurus was named by Cope (1873) [also said to be 1873]. Its type is Peltosaurus granulosus.
It was assigned to Gerrhonotinae by McDowell and Bogert (1954); to Gerrhonotidae by Hecht (1959), Estes (1964); to Melanosaurini by Estes (1983); to Anguidae by Hay (1902), Lambe (1908), Hay (1930), Gilmore (1938), Gilmore (1942), Galbreath (1953), Brattstrom (1955), Carroll (1988), Maddox and Wall (1998); to Glyptosaurinae by Sullivan (1986), Smith (2006); and to Anguioidea by Conrad (2006).
It was assigned to Gerrhonotinae by McDowell and Bogert (1954); to Gerrhonotidae by Hecht (1959), Estes (1964); to Melanosaurini by Estes (1983); to Anguidae by Hay (1902), Lambe (1908), Hay (1930), Gilmore (1938), Gilmore (1942), Galbreath (1953), Brattstrom (1955), Carroll (1988), Maddox and Wall (1998); to Glyptosaurinae by Sullivan (1986), Smith (2006); and to Anguioidea by Conrad (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1873 | Peltosaurus Cope pp. 5 - 6 |
| 1902 | Peltosaurus Hay p. 475 |
| 1908 | Peltosaurus Lambe |
| 1930 | Peltosaurus Hay p. 254 |
| 1938 | Peltosaurus Gilmore p. 21 |
| 1942 | Peltosaurus Gilmore p. 161 |
| 1953 | Peltosaurus Galbreath p. 39 |
| 1954 | Peltosaurus McDowell and Bogert p. 130 |
| 1955 | Peltosaurus Brattstrom p. 147 |
| 1959 | Peltosaurus Hecht p. 134 |
| 1964 | Peltosaurus Estes p. 119 |
| 1983 | Peltosaurus Estes |
| 1986 | Peltosaurus Sullivan p. 110 |
| 1988 | Peltosaurus Carroll |
| 1998 | Peltosaurus Maddox and Wall p. 5 |
| 2006 | Peltosaurus Conrad p. 122 |
| 2006 | Peltosaurus Smith p. 5 |
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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. †Peltosaurus Cope 1873
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†Peltosaurus floridanus Vanzolini 1952
†Peltosaurus macrodon Brattstrom 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available