SWISS-ITALIAN ALPS

BESANO FORMATION

MIDDLE TRIASSIC

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

NEODIAPSIDA: INCERTAE SEDIS

OR AMNIOTA: INCERTAE SEDIS

MAGANORDER: ICHTHYOPTERYGIA BAUR, 1887 emend nova

SUPERORDER: EOICHTHYOSAURIA MOTANI, 1999

GRANDORDER: ICHTHYOSAURIA EMEND BLAINVILLE, 1835

MICRORDER: HUENEOSAURIA MAISCH & MATZKE, 2000

ORDER: MIXOSAUROIDEA (BAUR, 1887)

Family: MIXOSAURIDAE Baur, 1887

Mixosaurus sp

MICRORDER: LONGIPINNATI HUENE, 1948

ORDER: MERRIAMOSAURIA MONTANI, 1999

Family: BESANOSAURIDAE MCGOWAN & MONTANI, 2003

Besanosaurus sp

SUBORDER: SHASTASAURIA MONTANI, 1999

Family: SHASTASAURIDAE Merriam, 1895

Gen. sp indet.

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

NEODIAPSIDA: INCERTAE SEDIS

OR AMNIOTA: INCERTAE SEDIS

MAGANORDER: ICHTHYOPTERYGIA BAUR, 1887 emend nova

SUPERORDER: EOICHTHYOSAURIA MOTANI, 1999

GRANDORDER: ICHTHYOSAURIA EMEND BLAINVILLE, 1835

MICRORDER: HUENEOSAURIA MAISCH & MATZKE, 2000

ORDER: MIXOSAUROIDEA (BAUR, 1887)

Family: MIXOSAURIDAE Baur, 1887

Mixosaurus sp