SOUTHERN MEXICO
DURANGO STATE
NEAR CUENCAME
CERRO DE PALOTES
LA CASITA FORMATION
KIMMERIDGIAN STAGE
MALM EPOCH
MIDDLE-LATE LATE JURASSIC
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
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: LONGIPINNATI HUENE, 1948
ORDER: MERRIAMOSAURIA MONTANI, 1999
SUBORDER: EUICHTHYOSAURIA MONTANI, 1999
INFRAORDER: PARVIPELVIA MONTANI, 1999
PARVORDER: NEOICHTHYOSAURIA SANDER, 2000
SUPERFAMILY: OPHTHALMOSAURIDEA SEELEY, 1874
FAMILY: OPHTHALMOSAURIDAE BAUR, 1887
SUBFAMILY: PLATYPTERYGIINAE ARKHANGELSKY, 2001
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