A cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision of the Plesiosauria (Reptilia: Sauropterygia)

F. R. O'Keefe

2001

Article

Acta Zoologica Fennica 213:1-63

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Attenborosaurus
• Augustasaurus
• Augustasaurus hagdorni
• Cimoliasauridae
• Cryptocleidoidea
• Cymatosaurus fridericianus
• Euplesiosauria
• Hauffiosaurus
• Hauffiosaurus zanoni
• Macroplata tenuiceps
• Pistosauria
• Pistosauridae
• Pistosaurus grandaevus
• Polycotylidae
• Rhomaleosauridae
• Thalassiodracon
• Tricleidia
• Trinacromerum bentonianum

Taxonomy:

• Brancasaurus brancai belongs to Brancasaurus - O'Keefe (2001)
• Tricleidia belongs to Cryptocleidoidea - O'Keefe (2001)
• Euplesiosauria belongs to Plesiosauroidea - O'Keefe (2001)
• Eosauropterygia belongs to Sauropterygia - O'Keefe (2001)
• Pistosauridae belongs to Pistosauria - O'Keefe (2001)
• Pistosauria belongs to Sauropterygia - O'Keefe (2001)
• Attenborosaurus conybeari belongs to Attenborosaurus - O'Keefe (2001)
• Styxosaurus snowii belongs to Styxosaurus - O'Keefe (2001)
• Libonectes morgani belongs to Libonectes - O'Keefe (2001)
• Callawayasaurus colombiensis belongs to Callawayasaurus - O'Keefe (2001)
• Pistosaurus longaevus belongs to Pistosaurus - O'Keefe (2001)
• Brachauchenius lucasi belongs to Brachauchenius - O'Keefe (2001)
• Liopleurodon ferox belongs to Liopleurodon - O'Keefe (2001)
• Leptocleidus capensis belongs to Leptocleidus - O'Keefe (2001)
• Simolestes vorax belongs to Simolestes - O'Keefe (2001)
• Rhomaleosaurus zetlandicus belongs to Rhomaleosaurus - O'Keefe (2001)
• Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus belongs to Rhomaleosaurus - O'Keefe (2001)
• Eurycleidus arcuatus belongs to Eurycleidus - O'Keefe (2001)
• Augustasaurus hagdorni belongs to Augustasaurus - O'Keefe (2001)