| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Myosaurus
Taxonomy
Myosaurus was named by Haughton (1917). Its type is Myosaurus gracilis. It was considered monophyletic by Hammer and Cosgriff (1981).
It was assigned to Pristerodontinae by Cluver (1974); to Myosauridae by Hammer and Cosgriff (1981); to Emydopidae by Carroll (1988); to Myosaurini by King (1988); to Myosauridae by Kammerer and Angielczyk (2009); and to Emydopoidea by Fröbisch and Reisz (2011).
It was assigned to Pristerodontinae by Cluver (1974); to Myosauridae by Hammer and Cosgriff (1981); to Emydopidae by Carroll (1988); to Myosaurini by King (1988); to Myosauridae by Kammerer and Angielczyk (2009); and to Emydopoidea by Fröbisch and Reisz (2011).
Species
M. gracilis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Myosaurus Haughton |
| 1974 | Myosaurus Cluver |
| 1981 | Myosaurus Hammer and Cosgriff |
| 1988 | Myosaurus Carroll |
| 1988 | Myosaurus King |
| 2009 | Myosaurus Kammerer and Angielczyk |
| 2011 | Myosaurus Fröbisch and Reisz |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Triassic | Antarctica | M. gracilis (105602) | |
| Induan - Olenekian | South Africa (Free State) | M. gracilis (88282) |