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Lepidosauriformes

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Lepidosauriformes was named by Gauthier et al. (1988). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lepidosauromorpha by Evans (2009) and Renesto and Bernardi (2014).

Subtaxa
Kuehneosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Lepidosauriformes Gauthier et al.
2009Lepidosauriformes Evans
2014Lepidosauriformes Renesto and Bernardi p. 201

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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
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Eosuchia()
—Neodiapsida
—SauriaGauthier 1984
—Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
—LepidosauriformesGauthier et al. 1988
—LepidosauriformesGauthier et al. 1988

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.

Unr. Lepidosauriformes Gauthier et al. 1988
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Fm. †Kuehneosauridae Romer 1966
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G. †Icarosaurus Colbert 1966
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†Icarosaurus siefkeri Colbert 1966
G. †Kuehneosaurus Robinson 1962
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†Kuehneosaurus latus Robinson 1962
G. †Kuehneosuchus Robinson 1967
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†Kuehneosuchus latissimus Robinson 1962
G. †Pamelina Evans 2009
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†Pamelina polonica Evans 2009
G. †Perparvus
G. †Rhabdopelix Cope 1870
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Middle Oxfordian or 251.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Poland (Malopolskie) Diapsida indet. (38528)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0United Kingdom (Wales) Kuehneosaurus sp. (27012)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0United Kingdom (England) Kuehneosaurus sp. (13174 13175 13176 13178 13179 13180 13182 13183)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Jersey) Icarosaurus siefkeri (12856)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Kuehneosauridae indet. (57071)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Diapsida indet. (84017) Kuehneosauridae indet. (39160)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Luxembourg (Diekirch) Kuehneosaurus sp. (56047)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Kuehneosauridae indet. (51970) Kuehneosaurus latissimus (12857) Kuehneosaurus latus (12858)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal (Leiria) Kuehneosauridae indet. (69698)