NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NORTHWEST NELSON

LOCALITY A -SOUTH SIDE OF WHANGANUI INLET

MIDDLE NORTH CAPE FORMATION

MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

ICHNOSTEM: TETRAPODIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCLASS: AMNIOTAIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOCLASS: REPTILIPEDIA VIALOV, 1966

ICHNOSUBCLASS: DIAPSIDIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOINFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDIPEDII NOVA

ICHNOSUBDIVISION: ARCHOSAURIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHIPEDA NOVA

ICHNOSUBLEGION: DINOSAURIFORMEIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCOHORT: DINOSAUROPEDIDA NOVA

ICHNOCOHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMEIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHIPIDA NOVA

Ichnoorder: SAUROPODINA emend Vylov, 1988

Gen. sp indet. (Titanosaurid?)

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NORTHWEST NELSON

LOCALITY B--WEST SIDE OF WHANGANU INLET

UPPER NORTH CAPE FORMATION

MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

ICHNOSTEM: TETRAPODIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCLASS: AMNIOTAIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOCLASS: REPTILIPEDIA VIALOV, 1966

ICHNOSUBCLASS: DIAPSIDIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOINFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDIPEDII NOVA

ICHNOSUBDIVISION: ARCHOSAURIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHIPEDA NOVA

ICHNOSUBLEGION: DINOSAURIFORMEIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCOHORT: DINOSAUROPEDIDA NOVA

ICHNOCOHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMEIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHIPIDA NOVA

Ichnoorder: SAUROPODINA emend Vylov, 1988

Gen. sp indet. (Titanosaurid?)

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NORTHWEST NELSON

LOCALITY C--WEST SIDE OF WHANGANU INLET

MIDDLE NORTH CAPE FORMATION

MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

ICHNOSTEM: TETRAPODIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCLASS: AMNIOTAIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOCLASS: REPTILIPEDIA VIALOV, 1966

ICHNOSUBCLASS: DIAPSIDIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOINFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDIPEDII NOVA

ICHNOSUBDIVISION: ARCHOSAURIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHIPEDA NOVA

ICHNOSUBLEGION: DINOSAURIFORMEIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCOHORT: DINOSAUROPEDIDA NOVA

ICHNOCOHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMEIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHIPIDA NOVA

Ichnoorder: SAUROPODINA emend Vylov, 1988

Gen. sp indet. (Titanosaurid?)

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NORTHWEST NELSON

LOCALITY D--EAST SIDE OF WHANGANU INLET

LOWER NORTH CAPE FORMATION

MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

ICHNOSTEM: TETRAPODIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCLASS: AMNIOTAIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOCLASS: REPTILIPEDIA VIALOV, 1966

ICHNOSUBCLASS: DIAPSIDIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOINFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDIPEDII NOVA

ICHNOSUBDIVISION: ARCHOSAURIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHIPEDA NOVA

ICHNOSUBLEGION: DINOSAURIFORMEIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCOHORT: DINOSAUROPEDIDA NOVA

ICHNOCOHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMEIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHIPIDA NOVA

Ichnoorder: SAUROPODINA emend Vylov, 1988

Gen. sp indet. (Titanosaurid?)

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NORTHWEST NELSON

LOCALITY E--WEST SIDE OF WHANGANU INLET

MIDDLE NORTH CAPE FORMATION

MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

ICHNOSTEM: TETRAPODIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCLASS: AMNIOTAIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOCLASS: REPTILIPEDIA VIALOV, 1966

ICHNOSUBCLASS: DIAPSIDIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOINFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDIPEDII NOVA

ICHNOSUBDIVISION: ARCHOSAURIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHIPEDA NOVA

ICHNOSUBLEGION: DINOSAURIFORMEIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCOHORT: DINOSAUROPEDIDA NOVA

ICHNOCOHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMEIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHIPIDA NOVA

Ichnoorder: SAUROPODINA emend Vylov, 1988

Gen. sp indet. (Titanosaurid?)

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NORTHWEST NELSON

LOCALITY F--WEST SIDE OF WHANGANU INLET

MIDDLE NORTH CAPE FORMATION

MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

ICHNOSTEM: TETRAPODIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCLASS: AMNIOTAIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOCLASS: REPTILIPEDIA VIALOV, 1966

ICHNOSUBCLASS: DIAPSIDIPIDII NOVA

ICHNOINFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDIPEDII NOVA

ICHNOSUBDIVISION: ARCHOSAURIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHIPEDA NOVA

ICHNOSUBLEGION: DINOSAURIFORMEIPEDIDII NOVA

ICHNOSUPERCOHORT: DINOSAUROPEDIDA NOVA

ICHNOCOHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMEIPIDA NOVA

ICHNOSUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHIPIDA NOVA

Ichnoorder: SAUROPODINA emend Vylov, 1988

Gen. sp indet. (Titanosaurid?)

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

APPROXIMATELY 80KM WEST OF CHRISTCHURCH

CONCRETIONARY SANDSTONE HORIZON EXPOSED AT THE WAIMAKARI RIVER OPPOSITE OF THE OTARAMA RAILWAY STATION

DIMITOBELUS HECTORI ZONE

LATEST MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: AVES LINNAEUS, 1758

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NORTH CANTERBURY

ON THE BANKS OF THE WAIPARA RIVER

CONWAY FORMATION

UPPER ALTERBIDINIUM ACUTULUM ZONE OR LOWER MANUMIELLA DRUGGI ZONE.

EARLY LATE MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: ELASMOSAUROIDEA Cope, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp. indet.

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NORTH CANTERBURY

MID-WAIPARA RIVER

CONWAY FORMATION

A. ACUTULUM DINOFLAGELLATE ZONE

EARLY MAASTRICITIAN STAGE

UPPERMOST SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: ELASMOSAUROIDEA Cope, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp. indet.

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NEW ZEALAND

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

NEODIAPSIDA: BENTON, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA EMEND RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

SUPERFAMILY: ELASMOSAUROIDEA COPE, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Mauisaurus haasti

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

NEODIAPSIDA: BENTON, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA EMEND RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

SUPERFAMILY: ELASMOSAUROIDEA COPE, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Mauisaurus haasti

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NGAROMA STATION

UPPER S. HAUMURIENSE ZONE- I. PELLUCIDUM ZONE

UPPER HAUMURIAN

LATE MAASTRICITIAN STAGE

UPPERMOST SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Gray, 1827 (sensu Camp, 1923)

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Gen. sp indet.

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NGAROMA STATION

LOWER I. PELLUCIDUM ZONE

UPPER HAUMURIAN

LATE MAASTRICITIAN STAGE

UPPERMOST SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Gray, 1827 (sensu Camp, 1923)

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Gen. sp indet.

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

WAIPARA RIVER

P. GRANULATUM SUBZONE

A. ACUTULUM ZONE

UPPER HAUMURIAN

LATE MAASTRICITIAN STAGE

UPPERMOST SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: CRYPTOCLEIDOIDEA Williston, 1925

TRICLEDIA O’KEEFE , 2001

Family: POLYCOTYLIDAE Cope, 1869

Gen. sp indet.

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

HAUMURI BLUFF

MIKONUI STREAM

LOWER I. PELLUCIDUM ZONE.

UPPER HAUMURIAN

LATE MAASTRICITIAN STAGE

UPPERMOST SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Gray, 1827 (sensu Camp, 1923)

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Gen. sp indet.

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

WAIPARA RIVER

P. GRANULATUM SUBZONE

A. ACUTULUM ZONE

UPPER HAUMURIAN

LATE MAASTRICITIAN STAGE

UPPERMOST SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Gray, 1827 (sensu Camp, 1923)

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Gen. sp indet.

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SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: ELASMOSAUROIDEA Cope, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp. indet.

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

SOUTH OF KAIKOURA AT SPY GLASS POINT

NORTH FACE OF HAUMURI BLUFF

CONWAY SILTSTONE FORMATION

LOWER HAUMURIAN

LOWER TO MIDDLE CAMPANIAN STAGE

UPPERMOST SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Camp, 1923

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: TYLOSAURINAE Williston, 1897

Taniwhasaurus oweni

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SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Camp, 1923

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: MOSASAURINAE Williston, 1897

Tribe: MOSASAURINI Russell, 1967

*Mosasaurus mokoroa
= Taniwhasaurus oweni

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Camp, 1923

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: RUSSELLOSAURINAE Bell, 1993

Tribe: PLIOPLATECARPINI Russell, 1967

*Prognathodon waiparaensis

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Camp, 1923

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Incertae sedis

Liodon haumuriensis (partim)

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: TYLOSAURINAE Williston, 1897

Taniwhasaurus oweni
= Platecarpus oweni

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: CRYPTOCLEIDOIDEA Williston, 1925

Family: CRYPTOCLEIDAE Williston, 1925

*Kaiwhekea katiki

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: CRYPTOCLEIDOIDEA Williston, 1925

TRICLEDIA O’KEEFE , 2001

Family: POLYCOTYLIDAE Cope, 1869

*Polycotylus tenius

Superfamily: ELASMOSAUROIDEA Cope, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Mauisaurus haasti
= *Mauisaurus brachiolatus
= *Mauisaurus latibrachialis

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

NEODIAPSIDA: BENTON, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA EMEND RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

SUPERFAMILY: ELASMOSAUROIDEA COPE, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

*Mauisaurus haasti

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

Incertae sedis

non Mauisaurus, M. haasti

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: CRYPTOCLEIDOIDEA Williston, 1925

TRICLEDIA O’KEEFE , 2001

Family: CIMOLIASAURIDAE Delair, 1959

*Cimoliasaurus tenius

Superfamily: ELASMOSAUROIDEA Cope, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Mauisaurus haasti

Incertae sedis

non Plesiosaurus, P. australis
= Cimoliosaurus australis
non Plesiosaurus, P. holmesi
= Cimoliosaurus holmesi
= Elasmosaurus holmesi
non Plesiosaurus, *P. mackayi
= Cimoliosaurus mackayi
non Plesiosaurus, *P. traversii
non Plesiosaurus, *P. haasti
= Mauisaurus haasti

INFRAORDER: PLIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

Superfamily: PLIOSAUROIDEA Seeley, 1874

Family: PLIOSAURIDAE Seeley, 1874

Incertae sedis

non Plesiosaurus, P. crassicostatus
non Plesiosaurus, P. holmesi
= Cimoliosaurus holmesi
= Elasmosaurus holmesi
non Plesiosaurus, P. traversi

non Polyctoylus, P. tenius
= Cimoliosaurus tenius

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

NEODIAPSIDA: BENTON, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA EMEND RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

SUPERFAMILY: ELASMOSAUROIDEA COPE, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Mauisaurus haasti
= Cimoliasaurus haasti
= Elasmosaurus haasti

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

WAIPARA RIVER

PROBABLY BOBYS STREAM

HAUMURIAN

MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPERMOST SENONIAN

UPPERMOST GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Camp, 1923

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Incertae sedis

Non Mauisaurus haastii (partim)

Liodon haumuriensis (partim)

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

WAIPARA RIVER

LAIDMORE FORMATION

HAUMURIAN/ MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

Incertae sedis

non Mauisaurus, M. haasti

Gen. sp indet.

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: ELASMOSAUROIDEA Cope, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Mauisaurus haasti

Incertae sedis

Mauisaurus haasti
= Plesiosaurus haasti
= Hauisaurus haasti

INFRAORDER: PLIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

Superfamily: PLIOSAUROIDEA Seeley, 1874

Family: PLIOSAURIDAE Seeley, 1874

Incertae sedis

non Plesiosaurus, P. holmesi
= Cimoliosaurus holmesi
= Elasmosaurus holmesi

non Polyctoylus, P. tenius
= Cimoliosaurus tenius

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

WAIPARA

BOBY’S CREEK

LAIDMORE FORMATION

HAUMURIAN/ MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Mauisaurus haasti
= Cimoliasaurus caudalis

Incertae sedis

non Cimoliasaurus, *C. caudalis

non Plesiosaurus, *P. crassicostatus
non Plesiosaurus, *P. hoodi
= Cimoliosaurus hoodi
= Elasmosaurus hoodi
non Plesiosaurus, P. holmesi
= Cimoliosaurus holmesi
= Elasmosaurus holmesi

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

UPPER WAIPARA

HEATHSTOCK

LAIDMORE FORMATION

HAUMURIAN/ MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

NEODIAPSIDA: BENTON, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA EMEND RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

SUPERFAMILY: ELASMOSAUROIDEA COPE, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Mauisaurus haasti

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

WAIPURIA RIVER

BIRCH HOLLOW

LAIDMORE FORMATION

HAUMURIAN/ MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

NEODIAPSIDA: BENTON, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA EMEND RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

SUPERFAMILY: ELASMOSAUROIDEA COPE, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Mauisaurus haasti

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

NORTH OF CHRISTCHURCH

WAIPARA RIVER

LOWER LEVELS OF CONWAY FORMATION

HAUMURIAN SUBSTAGE

MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

NEODIAPSIDA: BENTON, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA EMEND RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: CRYPTOCLEIDOIDEA Williston, 1925

Family: ARISTONECTIDAE O'KEEFE & STREET, 2009

*Alexandronectes zealandiensis

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

WAIPARA

WEKA CREEK

CONWAY FORMATION

HAUMURIAN/ MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

NEODIAPSIDA: BENTON, 1985

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA EMEND RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: CRYPTOCLEIDOIDEA Williston, 1925

Family: ARISTONECTIDAE O'KEEFE & STREET, 2009

Mauisaurus haasti

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

WAIPARA RIVER OR BOBYS STREAM

LAIDMORE FORMATION

HAUMURIAN/ MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLESIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

EUPLESIOSAURIA O’KEEFE, 2001

Superfamily: ELASMOSAUROIDEA Cope, 1869

Family: ELASMOSAURIDAE Cope, 1869

Incertae sedis

non Plesiosaurus, *P. australis

INFRAORDER: PLIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

Superfamily: PLIOSAUROIDEA Seeley, 1874

Family: PLIOSAURIDAE Seeley, 1874

Incertae sedis

non Plesiosaurus, *P. australis
= Cimoliosaurus australis
= Elasmosaurus australis

non Polyctoylus, P. tenius
= Cimoliosaurus tenius

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

WAIPARA RIVER

BOBYS STREAM

LAIDMORE FORMATION

HAUMURIAN/ MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPER SENONIAN SUBEPOCH

UPPER GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: EURYAPSIDA COLBERT, 1945

SUPERORDER: SAUROPTERYGIA OWEN, 1860

GRANDORDER: EOSAUROPTERYGIA emend RIEPPEL, 1994

ORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

SUBORDER: PLESIOSAURIA OWEN, 1840 NON BLAINVILLE, 1835

INFRAORDER: PLIOSAUROMORPHA NOVA

Superfamily: PLIOSAUROIDEA Seeley, 1874

Family: PLIOSAURIDAE Seeley, 1874

Incertae sedis

non Plesiosaurus, P. crassicostatus

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

HAUMURI BLUFF

HAUMURIAN

MAASTRICHTIAN STAGE

UPPERMOST SENONIAN

UPPERMOST GULF EPOCH

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA BENTON, 1983

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: DIPLOGLOSSA COPE, 1864

INFRAORDER: THECAGLOSSA COPE, 1890

PARVORDER: MONSTERSAURIA NORELL & GAO, 1977

Superfamily: VARANOIDEA Camp, 1923

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Incertae sedis

Liodon haumuriensis (partim)

Taniwhasaurus oweni partim

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: TYLOSAURINAE Williston, 1897

*Taniwhasaurus oweni
= Leiodon haumuriensis
= Liodon haumuriensis
= Tylosaurus haumuriensis

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

RANGITA VALLEY

MOUNT POTTS

LATE 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

Subfamily: MIXOSAURINAE Baur, 1887 nom. Transl. Ex MIXOSAURIDAE

*Mixosaurus (?) hectori

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

ASHBURTON COUNTY

MOUNT POTTS ROCKY GULLY

LATE 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

Subfamily: MIXOSAURINAE Baur, 1887 nom. Transl. Ex MIXOSAURIDAE

Mixosaurus (?) hectori

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

CENTRAL OTAGO

ST. BATHANS

BANNOCKBURN FROMATION

MANUHERIKIA GROUP

MIOCENE EPOCH

LOWER NEOGENE PERIOD

UPPER TERTIARY SUBERA

MIDDLE CENOZOIC ERA

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

INFRACLASS: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: LEPIDOSAUROMORPHA DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839

SUBLEGION: LEPIDOSAURIA HAECKEL, 1866 (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1839)

MAGNORDER: SPHENODONTIFORMES Hay, 1930

ORDER: SPHENODONTIA WILLISTON, 1925

Family: SPHENODONTIDAE Cope, 1869

Cf. Sphenodon sp

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NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

CENTRAL OTAGO

NEAR ST. BATHANS

BANNOCKBURN FORMATION

MANUHERIKIA GROUP

MIDDLE MIOCENE EPOCH

LOWER NEOGENE PERIOD

UPPER TERTIARY SUBERA

MIDDLE CENOZOIC ERA

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1904

SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930

MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983

ORDER: EUSUCHIA emend HUXLEY, 1875

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

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