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Opisuchus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Opisuchus was named by Aiglstorfer et al. (2019). It is not extant. Its type is Opisuchus meieri.

It was assigned to Metriorhynchoidea by Aiglstorfer et al. (2019).

Species
O. meieri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Opisuchus Aiglstorfer et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
infraorderThalattosuchia()
—Neothalattosuchia
superfamilyMetriorhynchoideaYoung et al. 2010
genusOpisuchus

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. †Opisuchus Aiglstorfer et al. 2019
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†Opisuchus meieri Aiglstorfer et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available