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Taxon: Order †Microsauria Dawson, 1863 (amphibian)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata

Subsequent positions

Microsauromorpha (Subclass) Kuhn, 1972 Ref: O. Kuhn, 1972: 68.

Current position

Lepospondyli (Superorder) Zittel, 1887 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 437; Benton, 2015: box 4.5 (p. [110]).

Alternative positions

Labyrinthodontia (Subclass) Meyer, 1842 Ref: H.-P. Schultze et al., 1985: [1].
Lepospondyli (Subclass) Zittel, 1888 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: App. (p. 614).
Microsauromorpha (Subclass) Kuhn, 1972 Ref: O. Kuhn, 1972: 68. [inferred rank]

Historical positions

Lepospondyli (Superorder) Zittel, 1887 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 437, box 4.5 (p. [110]).
Lepospondyli (Superorder) Zittel, 1887 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 394, box 4.5.
Lepospondyli (Subclass) Zittel, 1888 Ref: 1998
Lepospondyli (Subclass) Zittel, 1888 Ref: B. Gardiner et al., 1989: 301.
Lepospondyli (Subclass) Zittel, 1888 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: App. (p. 614).
Lepospondyli (Subclass) Zittel, 1888 Ref: A.S. Romer & T.S. Parsons, 1986: App. 1 (p. 622).
Labyrinthodontia (Subclass) Meyer, 1842 Ref: H.-P. Schultze et al., 1985: [1], 8.
Lepospondyli (Subclass) Zittel, 1888 Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979
Lepospondyli (Subclass) Zittel, 1888 Ref: B. Grzimek et al., 1975 (1970): 573.
Microsauromorpha (Subclass) Kuhn, 1972 Ref: O. Kuhn, 1972: 68. [new position]

Number of Subtaxa

2026 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 †11f;6g;1s
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 3 Jul 2017 [; †11f]
1988 R.L. Carroll: 614 [; †11f]
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