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Rhizodontidae
Taxonomy
Rhizodontidae was named by Traquair (1881). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Rhipidistia by Cope (1887); to Teleostomi by Woodward (1891); and to Rhizodontiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Rhipidistia by Cope (1887); to Teleostomi by Woodward (1891); and to Rhizodontiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1881 | Rhizodontidae Traquair |
1887 | Rhizodontidae Cope |
1891 | Rhizodontidae Woodward p. 341 |
2016 | Rhizodontidae Nelson et al. p. 110 |
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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.
Fm. †Rhizodontidae Traquair 1881
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G. †Sauripteris Hall 1843
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†Sauripterus anglicus Woodward 1891
†Sauripterus favosus Agassiz 1844
†Sauripterus taylori Hall 1843
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available