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Platycraniellus

Taxonomy
Platycraniellus was named by van Hoepen (1917). Its type is Platycranion elegans.

It was assigned to Galesauridae by Carroll (1988); and to Epicynodontia by Abdala (2007).

Species
P. elegans

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Platycraniellus van Hoepen
1988Platycraniellus Carroll
2007Platycraniellus Abdala

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Epicynodontia
genusPlatycraniellusvan Hoepen 1917

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. †Platycraniellus van Hoepen 1917
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†Platycraniellus elegans van Hoepen 1916
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available