Synonyms: Agostopus Gilmore 1926, Barypodus Gilmore 1926, Palaeopus Gilmore 1926
Parent taxon: Tetrapoda according to G. Tresise and W. A. S. Sarjeant 1997
See also Haubold 1971 and Haubold 1974
Sister taxa: Acanthostegidae, Aistopoda, Amphibia, Antlerpeton, Austrobrachyops, Austrobrachyops jenseni, Aytonerpeton, Baphetoidea, Brittagnathus, Caerorhachidae, Casineria, Characichnos, Chroniosuchia, Collettosaurus, Colosteidae, Crassigyrinidae, Crucipes, Diploradus, Dipodiscus, Doragnathus, Eldeceeon, Embolomeri, Erpetopus, Hemispondyla, Janusichnus, Janusichnus bifrons, Kirktonecta, Koilops, Limnosceloides, Limnosceloides brachycoles, Limnosceloides dunkardensis, Lunaepes, Merifontichnus, Mesanerpeton, Microsauropus, Miosauria, Namuncurania malarguense, Nasopus grimmi, Nothosaurops occiduus, Ossirarus, Paleosauropus, Parmastega, Perittodus, Plesiosaurus vaccinsulensis, Polyptychodon mackesoni, Reniformichnus, Reptiliomorpha, Romeriscus, Romeriscus periallus, Saurichnium parallelum, Sigournea, Silvanerpeton, Solenodonsaurus, Solidopus, Solidopus perissodactylus, Tambachichnium, Tantallognathus, Tetrapodium, Thecodontichnus, Theriodesmus, Typopus, Wangwusaurus, Wangwusaurus tayuensis, Westlothiana, Whatcheeriidae
Subtaxa: Barypodus mildei Laoporus ambiguus Laoporus coloradensis Laoporus gravis Laoporus matheri Laoporus maximus Laoporus medius Laoporus merriami Laoporus metszeri Laoporus noblei Laoporus palmatus Laoporus schucherti Laoporus tridactylus Palaeopus regularis
Type: Laoporus schucherti
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection)
• Permian of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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