SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
= PARADAPSIDA
= INFRASERIES: DIAPSIDA BENTON & NORMAN, in BENTON, 1985
= CLASS: EUOSTEICHTHYES WILEY, 1979 (partim)
= INFRACLASS: CHOANATA
= SUEPRDIVISION: AMNIOTA WILEY, 1979
= DIVISION: SAUROPSIDA WILEY, 1979 (sedis mutabilis)

Incertae sedis
= Family: PALACRODONTIDAE Haughton, 1924
= Family: FREMOUSAURIDAE Gow, 1992

Genus: Anisodontosaurus WELLES, 1947
= Anisodonsaurus ROMER, 1966 (sic)
A. greeni WELLES, 1947 (Type)

Genus: Apsisaurus LAURIN, 1991
A. witteri LAURIN, 1991 (Type)

Genus: Chelyposuchus KUHN, 1939
= Chelyoposaurus HUENE, 1958 (sic)
= Chelyposuchus ROMER, 1966 (sic)
C. crassiquamatus KUHN, 1939 (Type)
Note: Was thought to be a Placondont. PINNA, 1999 believes otherwise.

Genus: Crurosaurus HUENE, 1902 (nomen dubium)
C. problematicus HUENE, 1902 (Type)
Note: Was thought to be a Placondont. PINNA, 1999 believes otherwise.

Genus: Entoplastrites HUENE, 1956
E. nuertingensis HUENE, 1956 (Type)

Genus: Lanthanolania MODESTO & REISZ, (2002) 2003
L. ivakhnenkoi MODESTO & REIZSZ, (2002) 2003 (Type)

Genus: Palacrodon BROOM, 1906
= Fremouwsaurus GOW, 1992
P. browni BROOM, 1906 (Type)
= Fremouwsaurus geludes GOW, 1992

Genus: Psammosaurus MEYER, 1834
P. tau MEYER, 1834
P. batachioides MEYER, 1834
P. laticostatus MEYER, 1834
Note: Lacerten MEYER, 1834

Genus: Tamaulipasaurus CLARK & HERNANDEZ R., 1994
T. morenoi CLARK & HERNANDEZ R., 1994 (Type)

Gen. sp indet.

ORDER: ARAEOSCELIDA WILLISTON 1913
= SUBCLASS: ARAEOSCELOMORPHA KUHN, 1968
= SUBCLASS: ARAEOSCELOMORPHI HAY, 1930
= ORDER: KADALIOSAURIA CASE, 1915
= ORDER: AREOSCELIA NOPCSA, 1923
= ORDER: AREOSCELIDIA TATARINOV, 1964

Incertae sedis

Genus: Dictybolus OLSON, 1970
D. tener OLSEN, 1970 (Type)

Gen. sp indet.

Family: ARAEOSCELIDAE Williston, 1910
= Family: KADALIOSAURIDAE Case, 1915

Genus: Araeoscelis WILLISTON, 1910
= Ophiodeirus BROOM, 1913
= Tomicosaurus HAY, 1929
A. gracilis WILLISTON, 1910 (Type)
A. casei (BROOM, 1913)
= Ophiodeirus casei BROOM, 1913

Genus: Kadaliosaurus CREDNER, 1889
= Cadalosaurus BOULENGER, 1891 (sic)
K. priscus CREDNER, 1889 (Type)

Genus: Spinoequalis DEBRAGA & REISZ, 1995
= Spinoequalis DILKES & DEBRAGA, 1993 (nomen nudum)
S. schultzi DEBRAGA & REISZ, 1995 (Type)
= Spinoequalis schultzi DILKES & DEBRAGA, 1993 (nomen nudum)

Genus: Zarcasaurus BRINKMAN, BERMAN & EBERTH, 1984
Z. tanyderus BRINKMAN, BERMAN & EBERTH, 1984 (Type)

Gen. sp indet.

Family: PETROLACOSAURIDAE Lane, 1915
= PLESION: PETROLACOSAURIDAE Peabody, 1952

Genus: Petrolacosaurus LANE, 1945
= Podargosaurus LANE, 1945
P. kansensis LANE, 1945 (Type)
= Podargosaurus hibbardi LANE, 1945

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
= STEM-GROUP: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
= SUPERDIVISION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

ORDER: EOSUCHIA BROOM, 1924

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

Family: CLAUDIOSAURIDAE Carroll, 1981
= PLESION CLAUDIOSAURIDAE BENTON & NORMAN, in BENTON, 1985

Genus: Claudiosaurus CARROLL, 1981
C. germaini CARROLL, 1981 (Type)

Family: GALESPHYRIDAE Currie, 1981
= PLESION: GALESPHYRIDAE BENTON & NORMAN, in BENTON, 1985

Genus: Galesphyrus BROOM, 1914
G. capensis BROOM, 1914 (Type)

Family: PALAEAGAMIDAE Huene, 1956

Genus: Palaeagama BROOM, 1926
P. vielhaueri BROOM, 1926 (Type)

Superfamily: YOUNGINOIDEA Broom, 1914 (sensu Currie, 1981)
= PLESION: YOUNGINIFORMES BENTON & NORMAN, in BENTON, 1985
= DIVISION: YOUNGINIFORMES ROMER, 1945

Family: YOUNGINIIDAE Broom, 1914
= Family: YOUNGINIIDAE Broom, 1914 (sensu Romer, 1956)

Genus: Acerosodontosaurus CURRIE, 1980
A. piveteaui CURRIE, 1980 (Type)

Genus: Youngina BROOM, 1914
= Youngoides OLSON & BROOM,1937
= Youngopsis BROOM, 1937
Y. capensis BROOM, 1914 (Type)
= Youngina gracilis BROOM
= Youngoides romeri OLSON & BROOM, 1937
= Youngopsis kitchingi BROOM, 1937
= Youngopsis rubidgei BROOM & ROBINSON, 1948
= Youngoides minor BROOM & ROBINSON, 1948
Y. sp

Family: TANGASAURIDAE Haughton, 1924

Gen. sp indet.

Subfamily: KENYASAURINAE Currie, 1982

Genus: Kenyasaurus HARRIS & CARROLL, 1977
K. mariakaniensis HARRIS & CARROLL, 1977 (Type)

Genus: Thadeosaurus CARROLL, 1981
T. colcanapi CARROLL, 1981 (Type)
= Broomia madagascariensis PIVETEAU, 1925
= Datheosaurus sp PIVETEAU, 1926
= Tangasaurus mennilli PIVETEAU, 1926 (partim)

Subfamily: TANGASAURINAE Haughton, 1924 (sensu Currie, 1982)

Genus: 'Datheosaurus'
= Tangasaurus mennelli PIVETEAU 1926 (partim)

Genus: Hovasaurus PIVETAEU, 1926
H. boulei PIVETAEU, 1926 (Type)
= Tangasaurus mennelli PIVETEAU 1926 (partim)
H. ranohirensis BALOGE & DUTUIT, 1982

Genus: Tangasaurus HAUGHTON, 1924
T. mennelli HAUGHTON, 1924 (Type)

Gen. sp indet.

SUBORDER: AVICEPHALA SENTER, 2004

Family: WEIGELTISAURIDAE Kuhn, 1939
= Family: COELUROSAURAVIDAE Currie, 1981
= Family: PALAEOCHAMAELEONTIDAE Romer, 1933?
= PLESION: WEIGELTISAURIDAE BENTON & NORMAN, in BENTON, 1985

Genus: Coelurosauravus PIVETEAU, 1926
= Daedalosaurus CARROLL, 1978
= Gracilisaurus WEIGELT, 1930
= Palaeochamaelo WEIGELT, 1930
= Weigeltisaurus KUHN, 1936
C. jaekeli (WEIGELT, 1930)
= Palaeochamaelo jaekeli WEIGELT, 1930
= Weigeltisaurus jaekeli (WEIGELT, 1930) KUHN, 1936
= Gracilisaurus ottoi WEIGELT, 1930
C. elivensis PIVETEAU, 1926 (Type)
= Daedalosaurus madagascariensis CARROLL, 1978

Genus: Wapitisaurus BRINKMAN, 1988
W. problematicus BRINKMAN, 1988 (Type)
Note: This may be a fish (Evans pers. com..)

Family: LONGISQUAMIDAE Sharov, 1970
= PARAORDER: BASITHEROPODA OLSHEVSKY, 1991 (partim)

Genus: Longisquama SHAROV, 1970
= Longisquamata McLOUGHLIN, 1979 (sic)
L. insignis SHAROV, 1970 (Type)

INFRAORDER: SIMIOSAURIA SENTER, 2004

Incertae sedis

Genus: Hypuronector COLBERT & OLSEN, 2001
H. limnaios COLBERT & OLSEN, 2001 (Type)

Genus: Vallesaurus WILD (in prep.)
V. cenensis WILD (in prep.) (Type)

Family: DREPANOSAURIDAE Pinna 1980

Subfamily: DREPANOSAURINAE Pinna 1980

Genus: Drepanosaurus PINNA, 1980
D. unguicaudatus PINNA, 1980 (Type)
D. sp

Gen. sp indet.

Subfamily: MEGALANCOSAURINAE Olshevsky, 1991
= Family: MEGALANCOSAURIDAE Olshevsky, 1991
= Family: MEGALONCOSAURIDAE Kalandadaze & Rautian, 1991 (
sic)
= PARAORDER: BASITHEROPODA OLSHEVSKY, 1991 (
partim)

Genus: Dolabrosaurus BERMAN & REISZ, 1992
D. aquatilis BERMAN & REISZ, 1992 (Type)

Genus: Megalancosaurus CALZAVARA, MUSICO & WILD, 1980
M. preonensis CALZAVARA, MUSICO & WILD, 1980 (Type)
= Drepanosaurus unguicaudatus PINNA, 1980 (partim)

 

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
= ORDER: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1984

Incertae sedis

Genus: Adelosaurus HANCOCK & HOWSE, 1870
A. huxleyi HANCOCK & HOWSE, 1870 (Type)

Genus: Aenigmasaurus PARRINGTON, 1953 (nomen dubium)
A. grallator PARRINGTON, 1953 (Type)

Genus: Aphelosaurus GERVAIS, 1859 (nomen dubium)
A. lutevensis GERVAIS, 1859 (Type)

Genus: Heleophilus BROOM, 1909 (nomen dubium)
= Heliophilus HUENE, 1956 (sic)
H. acutus BROOM, 1909 (Type)

Genus: Lacertulus CARROLL & THOMPSON, 1982 (nomen dubium)
L. bipes CARROLL & THOMPSON, 1982 (Type)

Genus: Leptocraniopsis DILKES & DEBRAGA, 1993
L. hamiltensis DILKES & DEGRAGA, 1993 (Type)

ORDER: THALATTOSAURIDAE MERRIAM, 1904

SUBORDER: THALATTOSAUROIDEA MERRIAM, 1904

Family: ENDENNASAURIDAE Rensto, 1984

Genus: Endennasaurus RENESTO, 1984
E. acutirostris RENESTO, 1984 (Type)

Family: THALATTOSAURIDAE Merriam, 1904

Genus: Agkistrognathus NICHOLLS & BRINKMAN, 1993
= Gyrognathus NICHOLLS & BRINKMAN, 1990 (nomen nudum)
A. campelli NICHOLLS & BRINKMAN, 1993 (Type)
= Gyrognathus campbelli NICHOLLS & BRINKMAN, 1990 (nomen nuda)

Genus: Blezingeria HUENE, 1951
B. ichthyospondylus (E. FRAAS, 1896) HUENE, 1951 (Type)
= Nothosaurus ichthyospondylus E. FRAAS, 1896

Genus: Thalattosaurus MERRIAM, 1904
= Scenodon MERRIAM, 1905
T. alexandrae MERRIAM, 1904 (Type)
T. perrini (MERRIAM, 1905) (nomen nudum)
= Scenodon perrini MERRIAM, 1905
T. borealis NICHOLLS & BRINKMAN, 1993
T. sp

Genus: Xinpusaurus YIN in YIN, ZHOU & CAO, 2000
X. suni YIN in YIN, ZHOU & CHAO, 2000 (Type)
X. bamaolinensis CHENG, 2003
= Xinpusaurus kohi JIANG, MAISCH, SUN, MATZKE & HAO, 2004

Genus: Nova TINTORI, RENESTO, LOMBARDO, MANAROLLA, MANENTI & VENDICO, 1996

Gen. sp indet.

Family: ASKEPTOSAURIDAE Kuhn-Schnyder, 1952

Genus: Anshunsaurus LIU, 1999
A. huangguoshuensis LIU, 1999 (Type)

Genus: Askeptosaurus NOPCSA, 1925
A. italicus NOPCSA, 1925 (Type)

SUBORDER: CLARAZISAUROIDEA HOFFSTETTER, 1955

Family: CLARAZIIDAE Peyer, 1936

Genus: Clarazia PEYER, 1936
C. schinzi PEYER, 1936 (Type)

Genus: Hescheleria PEYER, 1936
H. ruebeli PEYER, 1936 (Type)

Genus: Nectosaurus MERRIAM, 1905
N. halius MERRIAM, 1905 (Type)
= Nectosaurus balius BENTON, 1986 (sic)
N. sp
= Thalattosaurus shastensis MERRIAM, 1904 (nomen nudum)

Genus: Paralonectes NICHOLLS & BRINKMAN, 1993
P. merriami NICHOLLS & BRINKMAN, 1993 (Type)

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983
= DIVISION: LEPIDOSAURIA DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839
= SUBDIVISION: LEPIDOSAURIA BENTON & NORMAN, in BENTON, 1985
= SUBDIVISION: LEPIDOSAURIA GARDNER, 1982

Incertae sedis

Genus: Coartaredens SPENCER & STORRS, 2002
C. isaacii SPENCER & STORRS, 2002 (Type)

Genus: Marmoretta EVANS, 1991
M. oxoniensis EVANS, 1991 (Type)
M. sp

Genus: Megachirella RENESTO & POSENATO, 2003
M. wachtleri RENESTO & POSENATO, 2003 (Type)

Genus: Patricosaurus SEELEY, 1887 (nomen dubium)
P. merocratus SEELEY, 1887 (Type)

Gen. sp indet.

Family: KUEHNEOSAURIDAE Robinson, 1962
= ORDER: KUEHNEOSAURIA ROBINSON, 1962 EMMEND

Genus: Icarosaurus COLBERT, 1970
I. siefkeri COLBERT, 1970 (Type)
I. sp

Genus: Kuehneosaurus ROBINSON, 1962
K. latus ROBINSON, 1962 (Type)

Genus: Kuehneosuchus ROBINSON, 1967
K. latissimus (ROBINSON, 1962) ROBINSON, 1967 (Type)
= Kuehneosaurus latissimus ROBINSON, 1962
K. sp

Genus: Perparvus

Genus: Rhadopelix HUENE, 1921
R. longispinis (COPE, 1866) HUENE, 1921 (Type)
= Pterodactylus longispinis COPE, 1866

Genus: Nova FRASER & OLSEN, 1998

Gen. sp indet.

Family: PALIGUANIDAE Broom, 1926
= SUBORDER: EOLACERTILIA ROBINSON, 1967

Genus: Blomosaurus TATARINOV, 1978 (nomen dubium)
B. ivachnenkoi TATARINOV, 1978 (Type)

Genus: Heleosuchus BROOM, 1913
H. griesbachii (OWEN, 1876) (Type)
= Saurosternon greisbachi OWEN, 1876

Genus: Kudnu BARTHOLOMAI, 1979
K. mackinlayi BARTHOLOMAI, 1979 (Type)

Genus: Paliguana BROOM, 1903
P. whitei BROOM, 1903 (Type)

Family: SAUROSTERNIDAE Haughton, 1924
= Subfamily: SAUROSTERNIAE Haughton, 1924
= PLESION: SAUROSTERNIDAE BENTON & NORMAN, in BENTON, 1985

Genus: Saurosternon HUXLEY, 1868
= Batrachosaurus OWEN, 1872
= Niphosaurus EVANS, 1985
= Saurosternum LYDEKKER, 1888 (sic)
S. baini HUXLEY, 1868 (Type)
= Niphosaurus kermacki EVANS, 1985

Gen. sp indet.

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