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Piramicephalosaurus
Taxonomy
Piramicephalosaurus was named by Alifanov (1988). Its type is Piramicephalosaurus cherminicus. It is the type genus of Pyramicephalosaurini.
It was corrected as Pyramicephalosaurus by Alifanov (1993) and Gao and Norell (2000).
It was assigned to Teiidae by Alifanov (1988) and Alifanov (1993); to Pyramicephalosaurini by Alifanov (1993); to Piramicephalosauridae by Alifanov (2000); to Polyglyphanodontinae by Gao and Norell (2000); and to Mongolochamopidae by Alifanov (2000).
It was corrected as Pyramicephalosaurus by Alifanov (1993) and Gao and Norell (2000).
It was assigned to Teiidae by Alifanov (1988) and Alifanov (1993); to Pyramicephalosaurini by Alifanov (1993); to Piramicephalosauridae by Alifanov (2000); to Polyglyphanodontinae by Gao and Norell (2000); and to Mongolochamopidae by Alifanov (2000).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1988 | Piramicephalosaurus Alifanov p. 97 |
1993 | Piramicephalosaurus Alifanov p. 10 |
1993 | Pyramicephalosaurus Alifanov p. 88 |
2000 | Piramicephalosaurus Alifanov |
2000 | Pyramicephalosaurus Gao and Norell p. 66 |
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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. †Piramicephalosaurus Alifanov 1988
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†Pyramicephalosaurus cherminicus Alifanov 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available