SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960

SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758

COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864

SUBORDER: EUPLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: PELOMEDUSOIDES Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868

Family: PELOMEDUSIDAE Cope, 1868

Subfamily: PELOMEDUSINAE Cope, 1868

Nigeremys group

MAGANORDER: CRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUPERORDER: SELMACRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY, HUTCHISON, JENKINS & MEEKR, 1987

GRANDORDER: DAIOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MICRORDER: CENTROCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: POLYCRPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUBORDER: PROCOELOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

INFRAORDER: CHELONOIDEA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: CHELONIOIDEA Oppel, 1811

Family: CHELONIIDAE Oppel, 1811

Gen. sp indet

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

Elasmosaurus sp

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

Gen. sp indet.

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: RUSSELLOSAURINAE Bell, 1993

Gen. sp indet (Tribe Plioplatecarpini)

Tribe: PLIOPLATECARPINI Russell, 1967

Prognathodon giganteus

Gen. sp indet.

Subfamily: MOSASAURINAE Williston, 1897

Tribe: MOSASAURINI Russell, 1967

Mosasaurus lemonnieri

Tribe: LEIODONTINI Lingham-Soliar, 1993

Leiodon anceps

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

Gen. sp indet.

SYRIA

PALMYRIDES CHAIN

PALMYRA AREA

CHARQUIEH

MINE A

PHOSPHATIC DEPOSIT

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960

SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758

COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864

SUBORDER: EUPLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: PELOMEDUSOIDES Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868

Family: PELOMEDUSIDAE Cope, 1868

Subfamily: PELOMEDUSINAE Cope, 1868

Nigeremys group

MAGANORDER: CRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUPERORDER: SELMACRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY, HUTCHISON, JENKINS & MEEKR, 1987

GRANDORDER: DAIOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MICRORDER: CENTROCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: POLYCRPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUBORDER: PROCOELOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

INFRAORDER: CHELONOIDEA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: CHELONIOIDEA Oppel, 1811

Family: CHELONIIDAE Oppel, 1811

Gen. sp indet

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

Elasmosaurus sp

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: VARANIDAE Gray, 1827

Gen. sp indet.

Family: MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853

Incerate sedis

Gen. sp indet.

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: RUSSELLOSAURINAE Bell, 1993

Tribe: PLIOPLATECARPINI Russell, 1967

Gen sp indet.

Subfamily: MOSASAURINAE Williston, 1897

Tribe: MOSASAURINI Russell, 1967

Mosasaurus lemonnieri

Tribe: LEIODONTINI Lingham-Soliar, 1993

Leiodon anceps

Tribe: GLOBIDENTINI Russell, 1967

Globidens phosphaticus
= Globidens sp

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

Gen. sp indet.

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960

SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758

COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864

SUBORDER: EUPLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: PELOMEDUSOIDES Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868

Family: PELOMEDUSIDAE Cope, 1868

Subfamily: PELOMEDUSINAE Cope, 1868

Taphrosphys sulcatus
= Platemys sulcatus

MAGANORDER: CRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUPERORDER: SELMACRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY, HUTCHISON, JENKINS & MEEKR, 1987

GRANDORDER: DAIOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MICRORDER: CENTROCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: POLYCRPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUBORDER: PROCOELOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

INFRAORDER: CHELONOIDEA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: CHELONIOIDEA Oppel, 1811

Family: CHELONIIDAE Oppel, 1811

Gen. sp indet

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

Elasmosaurus sp

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

Gen. sp indet.

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: RUSSELLOSAURINAE Bell, 1993

Tribe: PLIOPLATECARPINI Russell, 1967

Platecarpus ptychodon

Gen. sp indet.

Subfamily: MOSASAURINAE Williston, 1897

Tribe: LEIODONTINI Lingham-Soliar, 1993

Leiodon anceps

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SYRIA

PALMYRIDES CHAIN

PALMYRA AREA

KHNEIFISS MINE

PHOSPHATIC DEPOSIT

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960

SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758

COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864

SUBORDER: EUPLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: PELOMEDUSOIDES Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868

Family: PELOMEDUSIDAE Cope, 1868

Subfamily: PELOMEDUSINAE Cope, 1868

Nigeremys group

MAGANORDER: CRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUPERORDER: SELMACRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY, HUTCHISON, JENKINS & MEEKR, 1987

GRANDORDER: DAIOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MICRORDER: CENTROCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: POLYCRPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUBORDER: PROCOELOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

INFRAORDER: CHELONOIDEA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: CHELONIOIDEA Oppel, 1811

Family: CHELONIIDAE Oppel, 1811

Gen. sp indet

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

Elasmosaurus sp

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

Gen. sp indet.

Infrafamily: NATANIA

Subfamily: RUSSELLOSAURINAE Bell, 1993

Gen. sp indet (Tribe Plioplatecarpini)

Tribe: PLIOPLATECARPINI Russell, 1967

Platecarpus ptychodon

Prognathodon giganteus

Gen. sp indet.

Subfamily: MOSASAURINAE Williston, 1897

Tribe: MOSASAURINI Russell, 1967

Mosasaurus lemonnieri

Gen. Sp indet.

Tribe: LEIODONTINI Lingham-Soliar, 1993

Leiodon anceps

Tribe: GLOBIDENTINI Russell, 1967

Globidens phosphaticus

= Globidens sp

LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946

SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990

COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988

MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974

SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968

ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875

Gen. sp indet.

 

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SYRIA

PALMYRIDES CHAIN

PALMYRA AREA

SOUKKARI MINE

PHOSPHATIC DEPOSIT

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960

SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758

COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MAGANORDER: CRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUPERORDER: SELMACRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY, HUTCHISON, JENKINS & MEEKR, 1987

GRANDORDER: DAIOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MICRORDER: CENTROCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: POLYCRPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUBORDER: PROCOELOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

INFRAORDER: CHELONOIDEA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: CHELONIOIDEA Oppel, 1811

Family: CHELONIIDAE Oppel, 1811

Gen. sp indet

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

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: VARANIDAE Gray, 1827

Gen. sp indet.

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SYRIA

PALMYRIDES CHAIN

SOUKHNEH AREA

BARDEH MINE

PHOSPHATIC DEPOSIT

LATE CRETACEOUS

STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930

SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866

CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768

SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960

SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758

COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MAGANORDER: CRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUPERORDER: SELMACRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY, HUTCHISON, JENKINS & MEEKR, 1987

GRANDORDER: DAIOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

MICRORDER: CENTROCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

ORDER: POLYCRPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

SUBORDER: PROCOELOCRYPTODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

INFRAORDER: CHELONOIDEA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988

Superfamily: CHELONIOIDEA Oppel, 1811

Family: CHELONIIDAE Oppel, 1811

Gen. sp indet

SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903

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

Gen sp indet.

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