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NEODIAPSIDA: EARLY LIZARDS AND SEA MONSTERS

This page sees the earliest sauropsids diverge into the two lineages which survive today: archosaurs and leipidosaurs. Also featured are the first ichthyosaur-like animals and other sea creatures.

 
Thalattosauria
†Blezingeria
 
Thalattosauria | Askeptosauroidea
†Askeptosaurus
 
Thalattosauria | Askeptosauroidea
†Endennasaurus
 
Thalattosauria | Askeptosauroidea
†Anshunsaurus
 
Thalattosauria | Askeptosauroidea
†Miodentosaurus
 
Thalattosauria | Thalattosauroidea
†Gunakadeit
 
Thalattosauria | Thalattosauroidea
†Thalattosaurus
 
Thalattosauria | Thalattosauroidea
†Nectosaurus
 
Thalattosauria | Thalattosauroidea
†Clarazia
 
Thalattosauria | Thalattosauroidea
†Hescheleria
 
Thalattosauria | Thalattosauroidea
†Paralonectes
 
Thalattosauria | Thalattosauroidea
†Concavispina
 
Thalattosauria | Thalattosauroidea
†Xinpusaurus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha
†Hovasaurus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha
†Chaohusaurus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Hupehsuchia
†Eohupehsuchus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Hupehsuchia | Nanchangosauridae
†Nanchangosaurus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Hupehsuchia | Hupehsuchidae
†Hupehsuchus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Hupehsuchia | Hupehsuchidae
†Parahupehsuchus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Hupehsuchia | Hupehsuchidae
†Eretmorhipis
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Ichthyosauriformes | Nasorostra
†Cartorhynchus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Ichthyosauriformes | Nasorostra
†Sclerocormus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Ichthyosauriformes | Ichthyopterygia
†Isfjordosaurus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Ichthyosauriformes | Ichthyopterygia | Omphalosauridae
†Omphalosaurus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Ichthyosauriformes | Ichthyopterygia | Omphalosauridae
†Tholodus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Ichthyosauriformes | Ichthyopterygia | Parvinatatoridae
†Parvinatator
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Ichthyosauriformes | Ichthyopterygia | Thaisauridae
†Thaisaurus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Ichthyosauriformes | Ichthyopterygia | Utatsusauridae
†Utatsusaurus
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Ichthyosauriformes | Ichthyopterygia | Eoichthyosauria | Grippida
†Grippia
 
Ichthyosauromorpha | Ichthyosauriformes | Ichthyopterygia | Eoichthyosauria | Grippida
†Gulosaurus
 
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Prolacerta
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Cargninia
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Coartaredens
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Feralisaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Fraxinisaura
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Lacertulus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Marmoretta
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Megachirella
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Paliguana
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Pamelina
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Sophineta
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Tamaulipasaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Taytalura
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Vellbergia
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha
†Vinitasaura
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Kuehneosauridae
†Icarosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Kuehneosauridae
†Kuehneosuchus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Kuehneosauridae
†Kuehneosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Kuehneosauridae
†Pamelina
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Kuehneosauridae
†Rhabdopelix
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera
†Pachystropheus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera
†Coeruleodraco
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera
†Cteniogenys
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera
†Heishanosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera
†Irenosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Allochoristodera
†Lazarussuchus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Allochoristodera
†Monjurosuchus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Allochoristodera
†Philydrosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Allochoristodera
†Hyphalosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Allochoristodera
†Khurendukhosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Allochoristodera
†Shokawa
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Neochoristodera
†Champsosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Neochoristodera
†Kosmodraco
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Neochoristodera
†Ikechosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Neochoristodera
†Liaoxisaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Neochoristodera
†Mengshanosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Neochoristodera
†Simoedosaurus
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Choristodera | Neochoristodera
†Tchoiria
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Helveticosauridae
†Eusaurosphargis
 
Sauria | Leipidosauromorpha | Helveticosauridae
†Helveticosaurus
 
Sir Graham