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Plesiosauridae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Plesiosauridae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Plesiosauridae
Family recognized by wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia emerging languages, GBIF classification, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Plesiosauridae
Recognized by France Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Furui 2020, and GBIF national node type records UK

Alternative Names

? carinatus Cuvier, 1824
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? costatus Owen, 1840
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? cramptoni Carte & Baily, 1863
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? eurymerus Phillips, 1871
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? macrocephalus Owen, 1840
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? megacephalus Stutchbury, 1846
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? neogaeus Burmeister, 1861
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? platymerus Seeley, 1892
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? propinquus Tate & Blake, 1876
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? sterrodeirus Seeley, 1869
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? zetlandi Phillips, 1854
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hydrorion Grossmann 2007
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Plesiosauridae
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records Germany, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, and Paleobiology Database
Plesiosaurus De la Beche & Conybeare 1821
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pleurosternum Lydekker 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Stretosaurus Tarlo 1959
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

Japanese

プレシオサウルス科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Curated hierarchies for Plesiosauridae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Sauropterygia
Plesiosauria
Plesiosauroidea
Plesiosauridae (this page)
Cryptoclididae
Elasmosauridae
Leptocleididae
Polycotylidae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Plesiosauridae (this page)
Cryptoclididae
Elasmosauridae
Leptocleididae
Polycotylidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Sauropterygia
Plesiosauria
Plesiosauroidea
Plesiosauridae (this page)
Cryptoclididae
Elasmosauridae
Leptocleididae
Polycotylidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Plesiosauridae (this page)
Cryptoclididae
Elasmosauridae
Leptocleididae
Polycotylidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Plesiosauridae (this page)
Lusonectes Smith, Araújo & Mateus 2012
Rhomaleosaurus Seeley 1874
Westphaliasaurus Schwermann & Sander 2011
Aetosaurus Fraas 1877
Alopecodon Broom 1908
Anomocephalus Modesto, Rubidge & Welman 1999
Anteosauridae
Araeoscelididae
Atreipus Olsen & Baird 1986
Attenosaurus Aldrich & Jones 1930
Banisterobates Fraser & Olsen 1996
Baropus Baird 1952
Bathyglyptus Case 1911
Bauriidae
Biarmosuchidae
Biseridensidae
Brachyprosopus Olson 1937
Brithopodidae
Bullacephalus Rubidge & Kitchin 2003
Burnetiidae
Caseidae
Cheilocostus
Chirotheriidae
Cimoliasauridae
Cistecephalidae
Colobodectes Modesto, Rubidge, Visser & Welman 2003
Cryptodontidae
Cutleria Lewis & Vaughn 1965
Cymatosauridae
Cynognathidae
Delectosaurus Kurkin 2001
Deuterosauridae
Diademodontidae
Dicynodontidae
Diictodontidae
Diictodontoides Watson 1960
Dviniidae
Ecteninion Martinez, May & Forster 1996
Elasmosauridae
Empagusia Gray 1838
Emydops Broom 1912
Emydorhinus Broom 1935
Eodicynodontidae
Erythrosuchidae
Estemmenosuchidae
Euchambersiidae
Euparkeriidae
Galeopidae
Galeopsidae
Galesauridae
Gorgonopsidae
Hatcherichnus Foster & Lockley 1997
Herpetichnus
Hydromeda Aldrich & Jones 1930
Ichthyosauridae
Inusitatodon Brink & Kitching 1953
Kannemeyeriidae
Lacertoidopus Ellenberger 1972
Lumkuiidae
Lupeosaurus Romer 1937
Lycaenognathus Broom 1925
Lycosaurus Owen 1876
Melaleuca
Nothogomphodon Tatarinov 1974
Nothosauridae
Ornithosuchidae
Owenettidae
Pachycheilosuchus Rogers 2003
Pachypleurosauridae
Pentasauropodidae
Pentichnus Biron & Dutuit 1982
Perplexisaurus Tatarinov 1997
Phytosauridae
Placodontidae
Plectropterna Hitchcock 1858
Polycotylidae
Pristerodontidae
Pristerognathidae
Procolophonidae
Prolacertidae
Prorotodactylus Ptaszyński 2000
Proterosuchidae
Protorosauridae
Rhomaleosauridae
Romeriidae
Saltoposuchidae
Scalopognathus Tatarinov 1974
Scincosaurus Fric 1876
Shastasauridae
Silphoictidoides von Huene 1950
Simosaurus Meyer 1842
Sphenosuchidae
Stagonolepididae
Therioherpetidae
Trachelosaurus Broili & Fisher 1921
Traversodontidae
Trirachodontidae
Tritylodontidae
Ulemica Ivachnenko 1996
Ulemosauridae
Venjukoviidae
Vivaxosaurus Kalandadze & Kurkin 2000
Zanclodon Plieninger 1846
593 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Sauropterygia
Plesiosauria
Plesiosauroidea
Plesiosauridae (this page)
Hydrorion
Occitanosaurus
Plesiosaurus
Aristonectidae
Cimoliasauridae
Cryptoclidia
Leptocleididae
Microcleididae
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