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Trochosuchus

Therocephalia

Taxonomy
Trochosuchus was named by Broom (1908). It is not extant. Its type is Trochosuchus acutus.

It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1915).

Species
T. acutus (type species), T. major

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Trochosuchus Broom
1915Trochosuchus Broom p. 121

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderTherocephalia
genusTrochosuchusBroom 1908

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Trochosuchus Broom 1908
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†Trochosuchus acutus Broom 1908
†Trochosuchus major Broom 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available