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Saniwinae
Taxonomy
Saniwinae was named by Camp (1923). Its type is Saniwa.
It was assigned to Varanidae by Hay (1930), Gilmore (1943), McDowell and Bogert (1954), Brattstrom (1955), Kuhn (1966) and Stritzke (1983); and to Varanoidea by Rieppel and Grande (2007).
It was assigned to Varanidae by Hay (1930), Gilmore (1943), McDowell and Bogert (1954), Brattstrom (1955), Kuhn (1966) and Stritzke (1983); and to Varanoidea by Rieppel and Grande (2007).
Subtaxa
Saniwa (syn. Thinosaurus) (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Saniwinae Camp |
| 1930 | Saniwinae Hay p. 251 |
| 1943 | Saniwinae Gilmore p. 379 |
| 1954 | Saniwinae McDowell and Bogert p. 132 |
| 1955 | Saniwinae Brattstrom p. 145 |
| 1966 | Saniwinae Kuhn p. 57 |
| 1983 | Saniwinae Stritzke |
| 2007 | Saniwinae Rieppel and Grande p. 644 |
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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.
Subfm. †Saniwinae Camp 1923
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G. †Saniwa Leidy 1870
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†Saniwa edura Smith 2006
†Saniwa ensidens Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Saniwa brooksi Brattstrom 1955 [synonym], Saniwa major Leidy 1873 [synonym], Thinosaurus agilis Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus crassus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus grandis Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus leptodus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Thinosaurus paucidens Marsh 1872 [synonym]
†Saniwa orsmaelensis Dollo 1923
Invalid names: Thinosaurus Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. B. McDowell and C. M. Bogert 1954 | Palate toothed: a single coracoid emargination; postorbital not fused to post-frontal. |