Kaiwhekea katiki
Taxonavigation
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Superordo: †Sauropterygia
Ordo: †Plesiosauria
Subordo: †Plesiosauroidea
Familia: †Elasmosauridae
Genus: †Kaiwhekea
Species: Kaiwhekea katiki
Name
- Kaiwhekea katiki Cruickshank & Fordyce, 2002
References
- Cruickshank, A.R.I.; Fordyce, R.E. 2002: A new marine reptile (Sauropterygia) from New Zealand: further evidence for a Late Cretaceous austral radiation of cryptoclidid plesiosaurs. Palaeontology, 45(3): 557–575. DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00249
- Hiller, N.; Fordyce, R.E. (compilers) 2009: New Zealand fossil reptiles. P. 543 in: {{Chapter 24 in ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8}}
Links
- †Kaiwhekea katiki Cruickshank & Fordyce 2002 (elasmosaur) – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.
