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Cherminotus longifrons

Reptilia - Varanidae

Taxonomy
Cherminotus longifrons was named by Borsuk-Bialynicka (1984). Its type specimen is ZPal MgR-III/59, a skull, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Khermeen Tsav II, Middle Red Beds [PMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial sandstone in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Cherminotus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Cherminotus longifrons Borsuk-Bialynicka p. 61 figs. 4, 9, 17
2000Cherminotus longifrons Gao and Norell p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
superfamilyVaranoideaGray 1827
familyVaranidaeHardwicke and Gray 1824
genusCherminotusBorsuk-Bialynicka 1984
specieslongifrons

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.

Cherminotus longifrons Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
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Diagnosis
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