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Dimetropus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Dimetropus was named by Romer and Price (1940). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Sphenacodontidae by Haubold (1971); to Pelycosauria by Haubold (1974); and to Reptilia by Ptaszyński and Niedźwiedzki (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Dimetropus Romer and Price
1971Dimetropus Haubold p. 34
1974Dimetropus Haubold p. 34
2004Dimetropus Ptaszyński and Niedźwiedzki

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
genusDimetropusRomer and Price 1940

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. †Dimetropus Romer and Price 1940
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Dimetropus berea Tilton 1931
Dimetropus latus Heyler and Montenat 1980
Dimetropus leisnerianus Geintiz 1863
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Invalid names: Ichnium acrodactylum Pabst 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available