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 gouldiGRANDORDER: 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 megacephalusCLASS: 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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