Osteichthyes - Cotylosauria - Diadectidae
Synonyms: Diadectes biculminatus Cope 1896, Diadectes latibuccatus Cope 1878, Diadectes phaseolinus Cope 1880, Diadectes rapidens Cope 1878, Empedias alatus Cope 1878, Empedias fissus Cope 1883, Empedocles molaris Cope 1878, Helodectes isaaci Cope 1880, Helodectes paridens Cope 1880
Belongs to Diadectes according to R. Kissel 2010
See also Carroll et al. 1972, Cope 1883, Cope 1896, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Perrier 1928
Sister taxa: Diadectes absitus, Diadectes alatus, Diadectes carinatus, Diadectes cretin, Diadectes fissus, Diadectes lentus, Diadectes molaris, Diadectes tenuitectes, Diadectes tenuitectus, Diadectes zenos, Silvadectes, Empedocles alatus
Type specimens:
- Diadectes sideropelicus: AMNH 4360, a mandible. Its type locality is Mount Barry, 12 (Admiral Formation), which is in an Artinskian terrestrial shale in the Admiral Formation of Texas.
- Diadectes biculminatus: Its type locality is Mount Barry, 12 (Admiral Formation), which is in an Artinskian terrestrial shale in the Admiral Formation of Texas.
- Diadectes latibuccatus: Its type locality is Shell Point, 6 (Putnam Formation), which is in a Sakmarian terrestrial claystone/shale in the Putnam Formation of Texas.
- Diadectes phaseolinus: Its type locality is North Fork of the Little Wichita, 8, which is in a Sakmarian/Artinskian terrestrial claystone in Texas.
- Diadectes rapidens: AMNH 4357, a skull.
- Empedias alatus: Its type locality is Mount Barry, 12 (Admiral Formation), which is in an Artinskian terrestrial shale in the Admiral Formation of Texas.
- Empedias fissus: Its type locality is Godwin Creek, 14 (Admiral Formation), which is in an Artinskian terrestrial shale in the Admiral Formation of Texas.
- Empedocles molaris:
- Helodectes isaaci: Its type locality is Military Trail, 32 (Waggoner Ranch Formation), which is in an Artinskian/Kungurian terrestrial limestone/claystone in the Waggoner Ranch Formation of Texas.
- Helodectes paridens: Its type locality is Military Trail, 32 (Waggoner Ranch Formation), which is in an Artinskian/Kungurian terrestrial limestone/claystone in the Waggoner Ranch Formation of Texas.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (9: Texas collections)
Total: 9 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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