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Carusia
Taxonomy
Carusia was named by Borsuk-Bialynicka (1987). It is not extant. Its type is Carusia intermedia. It is the type genus of Carusioidea.
It was assigned to Xenosauridae by Alifanov (1993); to Carusiidae by Gao and Hou (1996), Gao and Norell (1998), Alifanov (2000) and Gao and Norell (2000); to Anguimorpha by Conrad (2004); to Anguimorpha by Conrad (2006); and to Scincoidea by Reeder et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Xenosauridae by Alifanov (1993); to Carusiidae by Gao and Hou (1996), Gao and Norell (1998), Alifanov (2000) and Gao and Norell (2000); to Anguimorpha by Conrad (2004); to Anguimorpha by Conrad (2006); and to Scincoidea by Reeder et al. (2015).
Species
C. intermedia (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1985 | Carolina Borsuk-Bialynicka p. 153 |
1987 | Carusia Borsuk-Bialynicka |
1993 | Carussia Alifanov p. 10 |
1996 | Carusia Gao and Hou |
1998 | Carusia Gao and Norell p. 3 |
2000 | Carusia Alifanov p. 377 |
2000 | Carusia Gao and Norell p. 90 |
2004 | Carusia Conrad |
2006 | Carusia Conrad p. 122 |
2015 | Carusia Reeder et al. |
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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.
G. †Carusia Borsuk-Bialynicka 1987
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†Carusia intermedia Borsuk-Bialynicka 1985
Invalid names: Carolina Borsuk-Bialynicka 1985 [replaced]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M. Borsuk-Bialynicka 1985 (Carolina) | Differs from Shinisauroides by more slender skull bones, and, particularly so, the palate, snout, jugal, and mandible, by less steeply ascending jugal and by life position of mandible, manifested by its lateral surfaces subperpendicular to the ventral surface of the skull. |