ITALY

BENVENENTO PROVINCE

PIETRAROJA (PIETRAOIA)

LA CAVERE QUARRY

PLATTENKALK HORIZON

ALBIAN STAGE

MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH

LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

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

Incertae sedis

Gen. Sp indet.


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ITALY

BENVENENTO PROVINCE

MATESE MOUNTAINS

PIETRAROJA (PIETRAOIA)

LA CAVERE OUTCROP

"CIVITA DI PIETRAROJA"

ALBIAN STAGE

MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH

LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

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

Incertae sedis

Gen. Sp indet.

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

Incertae sedis

Gen. sp indet.

Family: ARDEOSAURIDAE Camp, 1923

Ardeosaurus gouldi
=
*Eichstaettisaurus gouldi

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

Incertae sedis

*Chometokadmon fitzingeri

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

Family: HYLAEOCHAMPSIDAE Andrews, 1913

*Pietraroiasuchus ormezzanoi

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ITALY

BENVENENTO PROVINCE

MATESE MOUNTAINS

PIETRAROJA (PIETRAOLIA)

CIRO

ALBIAN STAGE

MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH

LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH

EARLY CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: AMPHIBIA LINNAEUS, 1758

SUBCLASS: UNCERTAIN

SUBCLASS: LISSAMPHIBIA, HAECKEL, 1866?

ORDER: ALLOCAUDATA FOX & NAYLOR, 1982

Family: ALBANERPETONTIDAE Fox & Naylor, 1982

*Celtedens megacephalus
= Albanerpeton megacephalus

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: SQUAMATA OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

Incertae sedis

Non Lacerta, *L. brevicauda

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: AVEMETATARSALIA BENTON, 1999

COHORT: PROLACERTIFORMES CAMP, 1945 NOVA

SUPERORDER: TAPINOPLATIA PETERS, 2000

GRANDORDER: CHARACIOPODA PETERS, 2000

MICRORDER: FENESTRASAURIA PETERS, 2000

ORDER: PTEROSAURIA KAUP, 1834

SUBORDER: PTERODACTYLOIDEA PLIENINGER, 1901

Gen. sp nova

SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985

INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992

SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842

COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881

AVEPODA PAUL, 2002

SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986

GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986

MICRORDER: COELUROSAURIA HUENE, 1914

ORDER: MANIRAPTORFORMES HOLTZ, 1996

AVETHEROPODA PAUL, 2002

AVEPECTORA PAUL, 2002

SUBORDER: MANIRAPTORA GAUTHIER, 1986

Incertae sedis (until further research has been completed)

*Scipionyx samniticus

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ITALY

BENVENENTO PROVINCE

MATESE MOUNTAINS

PIETRAROIA

EARLY CRETACEOUS

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

Subfamily: SPHENODONTINAE Cope, 1869

*Derasmosaurus pietraroiae

MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: LEPTOGLOSSA COPE, 1900

SUBORDER: LYGOSOMORPHA ALIFANOV, 2000

Superfamily: SCINCOIDEA Oppel, 1811

Family: SCINCIDAE Gray, 1825

Subfamily: SCINCINAE Gray, 1825

Chometokadmon fitzingeri

 

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ITALY

BENVENENTO PROVINCE

MATESE MOUNTAINS

PIETRAROIA

LATE CRETACEOUS

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: SQUAMATA OPPEL, 1811

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

Incertae sedis

Costasaurus rusconi
= Salamandra rusconi
= Salamandra apennina
= Polyserna apenninae
= Polysema rusconi
= Epipolysema rusconi

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