†Thalattosauriformes (original) (raw)

After Nicholls, 1999, Jiang, Maisch, Sun, Matzke & Hao, 2004, and Müller, 2005

**<==**o †Thalattosauriformes Merriam, 1905 sensu Nicholls, 1999 |--o †Askeptosauroidea | |-- †Endennasaurus acutirostris Renesto, 1984 [Endennasauridae] | --o †Askeptosauridae | |-- †_Askeptosaurus italicus_ Nopcsa, 1925 | --o †Anshunsaurus Liu, 1999 | |-- †A. sp. Rieppel, Li & Liu | -- †_A. huangguoshuensis_ Liu, 1999 --o Thalattosauria Merriam, 1905 sensu Nicholls, 1999 [?Thalattosauroidea Nopcsa, 1928 sensu Rieppel, Liu & Bucher, 2000] |--+-- †Nectosaurus halius Merriam, 1905 [Thalattosaurus shastensis Merriam, 1905 (in partim)] L.Trias. WNAm. | |?- †Concavispina biseridens Zhao, Liu, Li & He, 2013; Trias. SEAs. | --o _Xinpusaurus_ Yin _in_ Yin et al., 2000; Trias. SEAs. | |-- †_X. suni_ Yin _in_ Yin et al., 2000; Trias. SEAs. | -- †X. bamaolinensis Cheng, 2003 [incl. X. kohi Jiang, Maisch, Sun, Matzke & Hao, 2004] **==**o †Thalattosauridae Merriam, 1905 [Thalattosaurida Nicholls, 1999] [paraphyletic] |-- †_Agkistrognathus campbelli_ Nicholls & Brinkman, 1993 --+-- †Paralonectes merriami Nicholls & Brinkman, 1993 --+--o †_Thalattosaurus_ Merriam, 1904 [_Scenodon_] L.Trias. WNAm. | |-- †_T. alexandrae_ Merriam, 1904 [_Thalattosaurus shastensis_ Merriam, 1905 (_in partim_); _Thalattosaurus perrini_ Merriam, 1905] | -- †T. borealis Nicholls & Brinkman, 1993 --o Claraziidae |-- †_Clarazia schinzi_ Peyer, 1936a -- †Hescheleria ruebeli Peyer, 1936b

After Nicholls, 1999

**<==**o †Thalattosauriformes |-- †Endennasaurus |-- †Askeptosaurus --o †Thalattosauria |-- †_Hescheleria_ --o †Thalattosauroidea |-- †Nectosaurus --o †Thalattosauridae |-- †_Clarazia_ --o †Thalattosaurida |-- †Thalattosaurus --+-- †_Paralonectes_ -- †Agkistrognathus

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