Anningasaura lymense
Taxonavigation
[edit]Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Superordo: †Sauropterygia
Ordo: †Plesiosauria
Familia: †Rhomaleosauridae
Genus: †Anningasaura
Species: †Anningasaura lymense
Name
[edit]Holotype: NHMUK OR49202, an almost complete skull with mandibles in occlusion, with eight associated cervical vertebrae.
Type locality: “the lower part of the Lias Group (Lower Jurassic) of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England.”
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Vincent, P. & Benson, R.B.J. 2012. Anningasaura, a basal plesiosaurian (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) from the Lower Jurassic of Lyme Regis, United Kingdom. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(5): 1049–1063. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.686467 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- i – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.