Askeptosauroidea

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Askeptosauroidea
Temporal range:
Ma
Skeleton of Endennasaurus acutirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Thalattosauria
Superfamily: Askeptosauroidea
Kuhn-Schnyder, 1971
Subtaxa

Askeptosauroidea is a

thalattosaurs, a Triassic group of marine reptiles. Askeptosauroidea is one of two major subgroups of Thalattosauria, the other being Thalattosauroidea. It includes the family Askeptosauridae and a more basal form called Endennasaurus.[1]

Phylogeny

Below is a

phylogenetic relationships of Askeptosauroidea:[2]

Thalattosauria

References

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  2. ^ Wu, X.-C.; Cheng, Y.-N.; Sato, T.; Shan, H.-Y. (2009). "Miodentosaurus brevis Cheng et al., 2007 (Diapsida: Thalattosauria): its postcranial skeleton and phylogenetic relationships" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 47 (1): 1–20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2011-04-23.