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Paraprionosaurus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Paraprionosaurus was named by Gilmore (1938). It is not extant. Its type is Paraprionosaurus wyomingensis.

It was assigned to Sauria by Gilmore (1938); to Lacertilia by Estes (1983); and to Lacertilia by Carroll (1988).

Species
P. wyomingensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Paraprionosaurus Gilmore p. 25
1983Paraprionosaurus Estes
1988Paraprionosaurus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderLacertilia(Owen 1842)
genusParaprionosaurusGilmore 1938

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. †Paraprionosaurus Gilmore 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available