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Phosphatosaurus
Taxonomy
Phosphatosaurus was named by Bergounioux (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo].
It was assigned to Teleosauridae by Bergounioux (1955); to Crocodilia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dyrosauridae by Moody and Buffetaut (1981), Carroll (1988), Jouve et al. (2005), Hill et al. (2008), Jouve et al. (2008), Barbosa et al. (2008) and Bronzati et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Teleosauridae by Bergounioux (1955); to Crocodilia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dyrosauridae by Moody and Buffetaut (1981), Carroll (1988), Jouve et al. (2005), Hill et al. (2008), Jouve et al. (2008), Barbosa et al. (2008) and Bronzati et al. (2012).
Species
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Phosphatosaurus Bergounioux p. 1918 |
| 1981 | Phosphatosaurus Moody and Buffetaut p. 127 |
| 1988 | Phosphatosaurus Carroll |
| 2002 | Phosphatosaurus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2005 | Phosphatosaurus Jouve et al. |
| 2008 | Phosphatosaurus Barbosa et al. |
| 2008 | Phosphatosaurus Hill et al. |
| 2008 | Phosphatosaurus Jouve et al. |
| 2012 | Phosphatosaurus Bronzati et al. |
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