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Lestosaurus latispinus

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Liodon latispinus was named by Cope (1871).

It was recombined as Platecarpus latispinis by Cope (1875); it was recombined as Lestosaurus latispinus by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Liodon latispinus Cope p. 169–170
1875Platecarpus latispinis Cope p. 268
1902Lestosaurus latispinus Hay p. 470

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
Russellosaurina(Bell 1997)
subfamilyPlioplatecarpinae(Dollo 1884)
Plioplatecarpini()
genusLestosaurus
specieslatispinus()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: ovoviviparousf
Created: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Modified: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852
Collections
No collection or age range data are available