IRMNG - Xenosauridae Cope, 1866

IRMNG taxon details

Xenosauridae Cope, 1866

IRMNG_ID

102020 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:102020)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Squamata

Direct children (11)

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Genus Blutwurstia Smith, Bhullar & Bloch, 2022 †
Genus Exostinus Cope, 1873 †
Genus Restes Gauthier, 1982 †
Genus Shinisaurus Ahl, 1930
Genus Xenosaurus Peters, 1861
Genus Xenostius Alifanov, 2019 †
Genus Cubina Gray, 1845 accepted as Xenosaurus Peters, 1861
Genus Cubinia Gray, 1845 accepted as Xenosaurus Peters, 1861
Genus Eastmansaurus Hoser, 2014 accepted as Xenosaurus Peters, 1861 (Name not accepted by the Reptile Database (July 2019))
Genus Rossnolansaurus Hoser, 2014 accepted as Xenosaurus Peters, 1861 (Name not accepted by the Reptile Database (July 2019))
Genus Nordenosaurus Holman, 1973 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Xenosauridae Cope, 1866. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102020 on 2024-11-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Lepidosauria (Subclass) > Squamata (Order) > Sauria (Suborder) > Anguinomorpha (Infraorder) > Xenosauridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]