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Petrified Forest National Park
Kingdom Animalia (fossils)
 
phytosaur bones
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Phytosaur skeleton

Linnaean taxonomy of Late Triassic Animals of Petrified Forest National Park
Compiled by W.G. Parker December 7, 2004
REVISED January 12, 2006

Kingdom Animalia
 Phylum Chordata
  Subphylum Vertebrata
   Class Chondrichthyes
    Subclass Elasmobranchii
      Superorder Euselachii
        Order Xenacanthida
          Family Xenacanthidae
           Genus “Xenacanthus”
             Species moorei
        Order Ctenacanthiformes
         Superfamily Hybodontoidea
           Family Hybodontidae
            Subfamily Polyacrodontidae
             Genus Lonchidion
              Species humblei
            Subfamily Acrodontidae
             Genus Reticulodus
              Species synergus
Class Osteichthyes
    Subclass Actinopterygii
     Infraclass Chondrostei
        Order Palaeonisciformes
          Suborder Palaeonisciformes
            Family Palaeoniscidae
              Genus cf. Turseodus 
               Species sp.
        Order Perleidiformes
            Family Perleididae
        Order Redfieldiiformes 
            Family Redfieldiidae
              Genus cf. Lasalichthys 
               Species sp.
        Order Dipnoi
         Suborder Ceratodontiformes
            Family Arganodontidae
              Genus Arganodus 
               Species sp.
   Superclass Tetrapoda
    Class Amphibia
     Subclass Labyrinthodontia
       Order Temnospondyli
         Superfamily Metoposauroidea
            Family Metoposauridae
               Genus Koskinonodon                Species perfectum
               Genus Apachesaurus
                Species gregorii
Class Amniota
     Subclass Eureptilia
      Infraclass Lepidosauromorpha
       Superorder Lepidosauria
        Order Sphenodontida
            Family Sphenodontidae
      Infraclass Archosauromorpha
        Order Trilophosauria
            Family Trilophosauridae
             Genus Trilophosaurus
              Species buettneri
              Species dornorum 
              Species sp.
        Order Prolacertaformes
            Family Prolacertidae
             Genus cf. Malerisaurus
              Species sp.
     Family Tanystropheidae
             Genus cf. Tanystrophaeus
               Species sp.
       Infraclass Archosauromorpha
Superorder Archosauria
         Order Pseudosuchia
          Suborder Phytosauria
     Family Phytosauridae
             Genus Leptosuchus
              Species adamanensis
       Species crosbiensis
              Species gregorii
              Species sp.
              Species n. sp.
            Subfamily Pseudopalatinae
             Genus Pseudopalatus
               Species pristinus
               Species buceros
               Species mccauleyi
                Species jablonskiae
               Species sp.
   Suborder Suchia
           Superfamily Aetosauria
            Family Stagonolepididae
       Genus nov.
               Species n. sp.
             Subfamily Aetosaurinae
              Genus Calyptosuchus
               Species wellesi
               Species sp.
               Species n. sp.
             Subfamily Desmatosuchinae
              Genus Desmatosuchus
               Species haplocerus
               Species smalli
               Species sp.
              Genus Acaenasuchus
               Species geoffreyi
             Subfamily Typothoracisinae
              Genus Typothorax
               Species coccinarum
                Species sp.
              Tribe Paratypothoracisini
               Genus Paratypothorax 
                Species n. sp.
                Species sp.
               Genus Heliocanthus
                Species chamaensis
                Species sp.
     Superfamily Rauisuchia
             Family Rauisuchidae
               Genus Postosuchus
                Species sp.
             Family Poposauridae
               Genus Poposaurus
                Species sp.
      Family Shuvosauridae
        Genus Shuvosaurus
                Species sp.
            Superfamily Crocodylomorpha
             Family Sphenosuchidae
               Genus Hesperosuchus
                Species agilis
                Species sp.
               Genus Parrishia
                Species mccreai
   Suborder Suchia
             Family incertae sedis
        Genus Revueltosaurus
                Species callenderi
                Species sp.
         Superorder Archosauria
             Family incertae sedis
        Genus Vancleavea
          Species campi
                 Species sp.
     Subclass Eureptilia
      Family incertae sedis
               Genus Acallosuchus
                 Species rectori
Infraclass Archosauromorpha
 Superorder Archosauria
Order Ornithodira
         Suborder Saurischia
   Infraorder Theropoda
      Superfamily Coelophysoidea
              Family Coelophysidae
               Genus Coelophysis
                 Species n. sp.
Order Ornithodira
  Unranked Clade Dinosauriformes
              Family incertae sedis
                 cf. Eucoelophysis sp.
              Family incertae sedis
         Genus Chindesaurus
                 Species bryansmalli
      Subclass Parareptilia
              Family Procolophonidae
      Subclass Synapsida
Order Therapsida
Suborder Dicynodontia
  Infraorder Pristerodontia
              Family Kannemeyeriidae
                Genus Placerias
                  Species hesternus
                  Species sp.
  Class Amniota
       Family incertae sedis
                Genus Kraterokheirodon
                  Species colberti
Phylum Mollusca
 Subphylum Diasoma
   Class Bivalvia
    Order Schizodonta
          Superfamily Unionidea
              Family Hyriidae
               Genus Antediplodon
                 Species cristonensis
                 Species dockumensis
                 Species dumblei
                 Species gallinensis
                 Species graciliratus
                 Species terraerubrae
                 Species thomasi
                 Species torrentis
                 Species tenuiconchis
                 Species acuodorsis
                 Species sp.
              Family Unionidae
               Genus Plesielliptio?
                 Species altidorsalis
                 Species arizonensis
                 Species pictodesertis
                 Species sp.
 Subphylum Cyrtosoma
     Class Gastropoda
       Order Mesogastropoda
            Superfamily Cerithoidea
               Family Pleuroceriidae
                Genus Lioplacodes
                 Species assiminoides
                 Species canaliculatus
                 Species latispira
                 Species pilsbryi
                 Species sp.
Phylum Arthropoda
 Subphylum Crustacea
    Class Malacostraca
        Order Decapoda
  Suborder Astacidea
                Family Erymidae
                 Subfamily Eryminae
                  Genus Enoploclytia
                   Species porteri

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Pallid bat sleeping on a wall.  

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There are about ten known species of bats in the park. This is a pallid bat sleeping at the Painted Desert Complex. Discover more about mammals of Petrified Forest.
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Last Updated: December 14, 2007 at 19:04 EST