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Sauropsida (Ch. 36)

Mesosauridae
- Mesosaurus - EOL FLKR - Field
Reptilia (36-8A)
- Romeriidae
  - Protorothyris archeri - EOL FLKR - Field
- Parareptilia
  - Procolophonomorpha
    - Procolophonia
      - Procolophonoidea
        
        Procolophonidae - AMNH
        
        Procolophon - EOL FLKR - Field
      - Hallucicrania
        
        Pareiasauroidea
        
        Pareiasauria - AMNH
        
        Bradysaurus baini - EOL FLKR - Field
- Testudinata
  - Naomichelys - EOL FLKR - Field
  - Testudines (36-VI)
    - Panpleurodira
      - Pleurodira - Side-Necked Turtles
        
        Eupleurodira
        
        Bothremydinura
        
        Bothremydidae
        
        Bothremys - EOL FLKR - Field
    - Cryptodira
      - Thalassemydidae
        
        Catapleura - EOL FLKR - Field
      - Nanhsiungchelyidae
        
        Basilemys - EOL FLKR - Field
      - Trionychoidea - Soft-Shelled Turtles, Musk Turtles
      - Durocryptodira
        
        Testudinoidea - Tortoises, Terrapins, Snapping Turtles
        Chelonioidea - Sea Turtles
        
        Cheloniidae
        
        Toxochelys moorevillensis - EOL FLKR - Field
    - Paracryptodira
      - Dinochelys - Dinosaur NM
      - Baenoidea
        
        Pleurosternidae
        
        Glyptops - Dinosaur NM
        
        Baenidae
        
        Baena - DMNS
        Neurankylus - DMNS
- Ichthyopterygia
  - Ichthyosauria - AMNH
    - Hueneosauria
      - Longipinnati
        
        Merriamosauria
        
        Parvipelvia
        
        Neoichthyosauria
        
        Temnodontosaurus platyodon - EOL FLKR - Field
        Thunnosauria
        
        Ichthyosaurus - Field
        Baracromia
        
        Stenopterygius - EOL FLKR - Field, KUNHM
- Pythonomorpha
  - Ophidia
    - Pachyophis - EOL FLKR - Field
    - Serpentes (36-V) - Snakes
- Eureptilia (36-8B)
  - Captorhinidae
    - Labidosaurus hamatus - EOL FLKR - Field
    - Captorhinus - EOL FLKR - Field
  - Romeriida
    - Diapsida
      - Rhynchocephalia
        
        Sphenodontia (36-III) - Beaked Reptiles (Tuatara)
        
        Opisthodontia
        
        Opisthias - EOL - Dinosaur NM
      - Araeoscelidia
        
        Araeoscelidae
        
        Araeoscelis - DMNS
      - Sauropterygia
        
        Nothosauridae - AMNH
        Placodontia - AMNH
        Lariosauridae
        
        Neusticosaurus - EOL FLKR - Field
        
        Pistosauria
        
        Plesiosauria - AMNH
        
        Muraenosauridae
        
        Augustasaurus - Field
        
        Pliosauridae
        
        Brachauchenius - KUNHM
        
        Plesiosauroidea
        
        Cryptoclidia
        
        Cryptoclididae
        
        Plesiosaurus - Field
        
        Xenopsaria
        
        Elasmosauridae
        
        Thalassomedon - Field
        
        Leptocleidia
        
        Polycotylidae
        
        Polycotylus - KUNHM
        Trinacromerum - KUNHM
      - Eosuchia
        
        Neodiapsida
        
        Lepidosauromorpha
        
        Choristodera
        
        Neochoristodera
        
        Champsosaurus - Field
        
        Lepidosauria
        
        Squamata (36-IV)
        
        Paramacellodidae
        
        Paramacellodus - Dinosaur NM
        
        Lacertilia (Iquania) - Iguanas, Anoles, Chameleons
        
        Scincomorpha
        
        Gekkonomorpha
        
        Gekkota
        
        Scleroglossa
        
        Amphisbaenia - Worm Lizards
        Anguimorpha - Gila Monster, Beaded Lizards, Monitors
        
        Anguiformes
        
        Platynota
        
        Varanoidea
        
        Saniwa ensidens - EOL FLKR - Field
        
        Mosasauroidea
        
        Mosasauridae - DMNS
        
        Platecarpus abruptus - EOL FLKR - Field
        Platecarpus coryphaeus - EOL FLKR - Field, KUNHM, DMNS
        Tylosaurus proriger - EOL FLKR - Field, KUNHM
        Tylosaurus dyspelor - KUNHM
        Clidastes tortor - KUNHM
        Globidens - Field
      - Archosauromorpha (36-8C)
        
        Youngina - AMNH, Field
        Rhynchosauria
        
        Isalorhynchus genovefae - EOL FLKR - Field
        
        Trilophosauridae
        
        Trilophosaurus - AMNH
        
        Archosauriformes
        
        Euparkia (Euparkeria) - DMNS
        Crurotarsi
        
        Phytosauria - AMNH
        
        Machaeroprosopus - Field
        Phytosauridae
        
        Angistorhinus - Field
        
        Crocodylotarsi - AMNH
        Archosauria
        
        Pseudosuchia
        
        Suchia
        
        Aetosauria - AMNH
        Paracrocodylomorpha
        
        Loricata
        
        Rauisuchidae - AMNH
        Crocodylomorpha
        
        Dibothrosuchus - Field
        Crocodyliformes
        
        Platyognathus - EOL FLKR - Field
        Mesoeucrocodylia
        
        Notosuchia
        
        Mahajangasuchidae
        
        Mahajangasuchus insignis - EOL FLKR - Field
        
        Ziphosuchia
        
        Sebecosuchia
        
        Wanosuchidae
        
        Simosuchus clarki - EOL FLKR - Field
        
        Neosuchia
        
        Thalattosuchia
        
        Teleosauridae
        
        Steneosaurus - EOL FLKR - Field
        
        Atoposauridae
        
        Hoplosuchus - Dinosaur NM
        
        Eusuchia
        
        Crocodylia (36-VII) - Crocodiles, Alligators, Caimen, Gharials
        
        Brevirostres
        
        Alligatoroidea
        
        Leidyosuchus - EOL FLKR - Field
        
        Avemetatarsalia
        
        Ornithodira
        
        Pterosauromorpha
        
        Pterosauria
        
        Macronychoptera
        
        Novialoidea
        
        Lonchognatha
        
        Campylognathoides - AMNH
        Rhamphorhynchus muensteri - EOL FLKR - AMNH, Field
        Dorygnathus (Parapsicephalus) - AMNH
        Monofenestrata
        
        Caelidracones
        
        Pterodactyloidea
        
        Nyctosaurus gracilis - EOL FLKR - AMNH, Field
        Pteranodontia
        
        Pteranodon - AMNH, Field
        
        Lophocratia
        
        Pterodactylus - EOL FLKR - AMNH, Field
        Ornithocheiroidea
        
        Anhanguera - AMNH
        Azhdarchoidea
        
        Neoazhdarchia
        
        Azhdarchidae
        
        Quetzalcoatlus - EOL FLKR - AMNH, Field
        
        Dinosauromorpha (36-8D)
        
        Dinosauriformes
        
        Dinosauria
        
        Ornithischia
        Saurischia
        
        Sauropodomorpha
        Theropoda
        
        Neotheropoda
        
        Averostra
        
        Tetanurae
        
        Orionides
        
        Avetheropoda
        
        Coelurosauria
        
        Maniraptoriformes
        
        Maniraptora
        
        Paraves
        
        Eumaniraptora
        
        Avialae
        
        Aves (Ch. 37) >>> (Birds)

The classification system used on this page is based on the site of the Paleobiology Database.