Sauropterygia
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| Scientific name | Sauropterygia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Rank | Superorder |
| Superorder | Owen |
| Clade | Pantestudines |
| Higher classification | Diapsid |
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| ID | 2392863 |
About Sauropterygia
Sauropterygia is an extinct, diverse taxon of aquatic reptiles that developed from terrestrial ancestors soon after the end-Permian extinction and flourished during the Triassic before all except for the Plesiosauria became extinct at the end of that period.