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Dakotasaurus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Dakotasaurus was named by Branson and Mehl (1932). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Dakotasaurus browni.

It was assigned to Ornithischia by Kuhn (1958); and to Ornithopoda by Kuhn (1963).

Species
D. browni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Dakotasaurus Branson and Mehl p. 285
1958Dakotasaurus Kuhn p. 27
1963Dakotasaurus Kuhn p. 106

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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
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Ornithischia()
Genasauria
Cerapoda
Ornithopoda()
genusDakotasaurus

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. †Dakotasaurus Branson and Mehl 1932
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Dakotasaurus browni Branson and Mehl 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available