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Elasmosauridae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Elasmosauridae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Elasmosauridae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, GBIF national node type records UK, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia ES, World Register of Marine Species, iNaturalist data coverage, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Elasmosauridae
Recognized by CalPhotos, Canada Species List, Colombia Species List, Germany Species List, New Zealand Species List, South Pacific Species List, and United States Species List

Alternative Names

? australis Sachs, 2005
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? cantabrigiensis Lydekker, 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? colombiensis Welles, 1962
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? constrictus Owen, 1850
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? durobrivensis Lydekker, 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? gardneri Seeley, 1878
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? gigas Schroder, 1885
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? haasti Hector, 1874
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? helmersenii Kiprijanoff, 1882
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hoodi Owen, 1870
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? ischiadicus Williston, 1903
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? leedsii Seeley, 1874
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? macrospondylus McCoy, 1867
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? morgani Welles, 1949
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? nobilis Williston, 1906
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? platyclis Seeley, 1892
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? platyurus Cope, 1868
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? serpentinus Cope, 1877
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? snowii Williston, 1890
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? sutherlandi McCoy, 1867
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Alexandronectes Otero, O'Gorman, Hiller, O'Keefe & Fordyce 2016
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Alzadasaurus Welles 1943
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Callowayosaurus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Discosaurus Leidy 1851
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Elasmosauridae
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF national node type records UK, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, and TreatmentBank
Hydralmosaurus Welles 1943
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Occitanosaurus Bardet, Godefroit & Sciau 1999
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ogmodirus Williston & Moodie 1913
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Scanisaurus Persson 1960
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Stereosaurus Seeley 1869
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Thalassiosaurus Welles 1943
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Thalassonomosaurus Welles 1943
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Woolungasaurus Persson 1960
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

There are no common names associated with this taxon.

Curated hierarchies for Elasmosauridae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Sauropterygia
Plesiosauria
Plesiosauroidea
Elasmosauridae (this page)
Cryptoclididae
Leptocleididae
Plesiosauridae
Polycotylidae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Elasmosauridae (this page)
Cryptoclididae
Leptocleididae
Plesiosauridae
Polycotylidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Sauropterygia
Plesiosauria
Plesiosauroidea
Elasmosauridae (this page)
Cryptoclididae
Leptocleididae
Plesiosauridae
Polycotylidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Elasmosauridae (this page)
Cryptoclididae
Leptocleididae
Plesiosauridae
Polycotylidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Elasmosauridae (this page)
Albertonectes Kubo, Mitchell & Henderson 2012
Alexeyisaurus Sennikov & Arkhangelsky 2010
Aphrosaurus Welles 1943
Brancasaurus Wegner 1914
Callawayasaurus Carpenter 1999
Elasmosaurus Cope 1868
Eromangasaurus Kear 2005
Futabasaurus Sato, Hasegawa & Manabe 2006
Gronausaurus Hampe 2013
Hydrotherosaurus Welles 1943
Leurospondylus Brown 1914
Libonectes Carpenter 1997
Mauisaurus Hector 1874
Morenosaurus Welles 1943
Muraenosaurus Seeley 1874
Styxosaurus Welles 1943
Terminonatator Sato 2003
Thalassomedon Welles 1943
Tuarangisaurus Wiffen & Moisley 1986
Wapuskanectes Druckenmiller & Russell 2006
Zarafasaura Vincent, Bardet, Pereda Suberbiola, Bouya, Amaghzaz & Meslouh 2011
Aetosaurus Fraas 1877
Alopecodon Broom 1908
Anomocephalus Modesto, Rubidge & Welman 1999
Anteosauridae
Araeoscelididae
Atreipus Olsen & Baird 1986
Attenosaurus Aldrich & Jones 1930
Banisterobates Fraser & Olsen 1996
Baropus Baird 1952
Bathyglyptus Case 1911
Bauriidae
Biarmosuchidae
Biseridensidae
Brachyprosopus Olson 1937
Brithopodidae
Bullacephalus Rubidge & Kitchin 2003
Burnetiidae
Caseidae
Cheilocostus
Chirotheriidae
Cimoliasauridae
Cistecephalidae
Colobodectes Modesto, Rubidge, Visser & Welman 2003
Cryptodontidae
Cutleria Lewis & Vaughn 1965
Cymatosauridae
Cynognathidae
Delectosaurus Kurkin 2001
Deuterosauridae
Diademodontidae
Dicynodontidae
Diictodontidae
Diictodontoides Watson 1960
Dviniidae
Ecteninion Martinez, May & Forster 1996
Empagusia Gray 1838
Emydops Broom 1912
Emydorhinus Broom 1935
Eodicynodontidae
Erythrosuchidae
Estemmenosuchidae
Euchambersiidae
Euparkeriidae
Galeopidae
Galeopsidae
Galesauridae
Gorgonopsidae
Hatcherichnus Foster & Lockley 1997
Herpetichnus
Hydromeda Aldrich & Jones 1930
Ichthyosauridae
Inusitatodon Brink & Kitching 1953
Kannemeyeriidae
Lacertoidopus Ellenberger 1972
Lanthanostegus Modesto, Rubidge & Welman 2003
Lumkuiidae
Lupeosaurus Romer 1937
Lycaenognathus Broom 1925
Lycosaurus Owen 1876
Melaleuca
Nothogomphodon Tatarinov 1974
Nothosauridae
Ornithosuchidae
Owenettidae
Pachycheilosuchus Rogers 2003
Pachypleurosauridae
Pentasauropodidae
Pentichnus Biron & Dutuit 1982
Perplexisaurus Tatarinov 1997
Phytosauridae
Placodontidae
Plectropterna Hitchcock 1858
Polycotylidae
Pristerodontidae
Pristerognathidae
Procolophonidae
Prolacertidae
Prorotodactylus Ptaszyński 2000
Proterosuchidae
Protorosauridae
Rhomaleosauridae
Romeriidae
Saltoposuchidae
Scalopognathus Tatarinov 1974
Scincosaurus Fric 1876
Shastasauridae
Silphoictidoides von Huene 1950
Simosaurus Meyer 1842
Sphenosuchidae
Stagonolepididae
Therioherpetidae
Trachelosaurus Broili & Fisher 1921
Traversodontidae
Trirachodontidae
Tritylodontidae
Ulemica Ivachnenko 1996
Ulemosauridae
Venjukoviidae
Vivaxosaurus Kalandadze & Kurkin 2000
Zanclodon Plieninger 1846
593 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Sauropterygia
Plesiosauria
Elasmosauridae (this page)
Alexandronectes
Cimoliasaurus
Mauisaurus
Apractocleidus
Brimosaurus
Cryptoclididae
Cryptoclidoidea
Cymatosaurus
Luetkesaurus
Plesiosauroidea
Plesiosauroidea
Pliosauridae
Pliosauroidea
Polycotylidae
Rhomaleosauridae
Xenopsaria

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Plesiosauria
Elasmosauridae (this page)
Elasmosauridae
Plesiosauroidea
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