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Howesiidae (disused)

Reptilia - Howesiidae

Taxonomy
Howesiidae was named by Watson (1917). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Mesosuchidae by Kuhn (1966).

It was assigned to Thecodontia by Watson (1917); to Rhynchosauria by Kuhn (1946); and to Rhynchosauroidea by Benton (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Howesiidae Watson p. 180
1946Howesiidae Kuhn p. 62
1985Howesiidae Benton p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
Rhynchosauria()
suborderRhynchosauroideaNopcsa 1928
familyHowesiidae
familyHowesiidae

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. †Howesiidae Watson 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:37:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:37:19
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983
Collections
No collection or age range data are available