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Tylosaurus perlatus

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Liodon perlatus was named by Cope (1869).

It was recombined as Tylosaurus perlatus by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); it was considered a nomen vanum by Russell (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Liodon perlatus Cope
1902Tylosaurus perlatus Hay p. 472
1930Tylosaurus perlatus Hay p. 259

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
subfamilyTylosaurinaeWiliston 1895
genusTylosaurusMarsh 1872
speciesperlatus(Cope 1869)

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.

Tylosaurus perlatus Cope 1869
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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: Carroll 1988, Gervais 1852, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available