After Bell, 1994, and Caldwell, 2000
<==o †Mosasauroidea sensu Bell, 1994 and Caldwell, 2000 (meriliskot) |?- †Haasiasaurus gittelmani Polcyn, Tchernov & Jacobs, 2003 [Haasia Polcyn, Tchernov & Jacobs, 1999; non Haasia Bollman, 1893 (Myriapoda) nor Haasia Yuan, 1988 (Trilobita)] |?- †Carentonosaurus mineaui Rage & Néraudeau, 2004; U.Cret. WEu. |--o †Dolichosauridae Gervais, 1852 (Small Sea Lizards; "pienmeriliskot") | |?- †Eidolosaurus trauthi Nopcsa, 1923 | `--+-- †Pontosaurus lesinensis Kornhuber, 1873 [Hydrosaurus] | `--+-- †Acteosaurus tommasinii Meyer, 1860 [Adriosaurus] | `-- †Dolichosaurus longicollis Owen, 1850 `--+--o †Coniasaurus Owen, 1850 [Coniosaurus (Owen, 1850) Owen, 1851, unjustified emendation (Liggett, 2004)] | |-- †C. crassidens Owen, 1850 | `-- †C. gracilodens Galdwell, 1999 `--+-- †Mosasauridae Gervais, 1853 (Large Sea Lizards; "suurmeriliskot") `--o †Aigialosauridae Kramberger, 1892 (Old Sea Lizards; "vanhameriliskot") [possibly paraphyletic grade of primitive Mosasaurid?] |--o †Aigialosaurus Kramberger, 1892 | |-- †A. dalmaticus Kramberger, 1892 | `-- †A. bucchichi (Kornhuber, 1901) [Opetiosaurus bucchichi Kornhuber, 1901; Aigialosaurus novaki Kramberger, 1892] |-- †Carsosaurus marchesetti Kornhuber, 1893 |?- †Proaigialosaurus huenei Kuhn, 1958 [nomen dubium, specimen lost] |-- †Aigialosauridae genera et species indet. [Trieste specimen] |-- †Aigialosauridae genera et species indet. [Dallas specimen] `-- †Aigialosauridae genera et species indet. [Yale specimen]
Reference(s):
- Bell, G. L., 1997: A phylogenetic revision of North American and Adriatic Mosasauroidea. 293-332
in Callaway, J. M. & Nicholls, E. L., (eds.), 1997: Ancient marine reptiles.
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