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Erpetopus

Taxonomy
Erpetopus was named by Moodie (1929). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Erpetopus willistoni.

It was assigned to Cotylosauria by Haubold (1971) and Haubold (1974); and to Tetrapoda by Haubold and Lucas (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Erpetopus Moodie
1971Erpetopus Haubold p. 29
1974Erpetopus Haubold p. 33
2003Erpetopus Haubold and Lucas

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
genusErpetopusMoodie 1929

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. †Erpetopus Moodie 1929
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Erpetopus willistoni Moodie 1929
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Invalid names: Microsauropus acutipes Moodie 1929 [synonym], Microsauropus clarki Moodie 1929 [synonym], Microsauropus orthodactylus Moodie 1930 [synonym], Microsauropus parvus Moodie 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available