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Microsaurops

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Microsaurops was named by Kuhn (1964).

It was assigned to Sauropoda by Steel (1970).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Microsaurus Hatcher
1964Microsaurops Kuhn p. 324
1964Microsaurus Tatarinov p. 552
1966Microsaurus Romer p. 370
1970Microsaurops Steel p. 82

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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()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
genusMicrosaurops

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. †Microsaurops Kuhn 1964
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Invalid names: Microsaurus Hatcher 1900 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available