The Taxonomicon
Home
Site map | Contact
Under construction
Reference: J. Gauthier et al., 1988b
  • Details

Chapter

Gauthier, J., Kluge, A.G. & Rowe, T. 1988b. The early evolution of the Amniota. In M.J. Benton (ed.), Phyl. Class. Tetrapods 1: 103-155.

New: Subsequent clade name (orig. spell.)

Amniota (Clade) Haeckel, 1866 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]Page: 141.

New: Original definition [PhyloCode]

Amniota (Clade) Haeckel, 1866 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]Page: 141 ("Amniota is restricted to the most recent common ancestor of extant mammals and reptiles ..., and all of its descendants.").
Amphibia (Clade) Gray 1825 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]Page: 144 ("Amphibia is restricted to extant Lissamphibia and all other tetrapods that are more closely related to lissamphibians than they are to amniotes.").
Anthracosauria (Clade) Säve-Söderbergh 1934 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]Page: 144 ("Anthracosauria is redefined to include Amniota plus all other tetrapods that are more closely related to amniotes than they are to amphibians.").
Reptilia (Clade) Linnaeus 1758 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988], nom. cl. inval.
Sauria (Clade) McCartney 1802 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988], nom. cl. inval.Page: 143 ("Sauria, as redefined here, includes the most recent common ancestor of extant crocodilians, birds, squamates, and Sphenodon, and all its descendants.").
Tetrapoda (Clade) Hatschek & Cori 1896 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]Page: 106 ("Tetrapoda is restricted to the most recent common ancestor of extant Lissamphibia and Amniota, and all of its descendants."),
144 ("We restrict Tetrapoda to the most recent common ancestor of extant Lissamphibia and Amniota, and all lineages derived therefrom.").
©2004-2024 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated: 1 Feb 2024