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Dissacus saurognathus
Taxonomy
Dissacus saurognathus was named by Wortman (1897) [in Matthew]. Its type specimen is Amer. Mus. No. 2454, a mandible (complete lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Ancalagon saurognathus by Van Valen (1978); it was recombined as Ankalagon saurognathus by Van Valen (1980), Rose and O'Leary (1995) and O'Leary et al. (2000).
It was recombined as Ancalagon saurognathus by Van Valen (1978); it was recombined as Ankalagon saurognathus by Van Valen (1980), Rose and O'Leary (1995) and O'Leary et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1897 | Dissacus saurognathus Matthew pp. 285 - 296 |
| 1897 | Dissacus saurognathus Wortman |
| 1902 | Dissacus saurognathus Hay p. 749 |
| 1930 | Dissacus saurognathus Hay p. 467 |
| 1978 | Ancalagon saurognathus Van Valen |
| 1980 | Ankalagon saurognathus Van Valen |
| 1995 | Ankalagon saurognathus Rose and O'Leary |
| 2000 | Ankalagon saurognathus O'Leary et al. |
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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.
†Dissacus saurognathus Wortman 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available