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Saurodesmus

Osteichthyes - Tritylodontidae

Taxonomy
Saurodesmus was named by Seeley (1891).

It was considered a nomen dubium by Joyce (2017).

It was assigned to Crocodilia by Seeley (1891); and to Tritylodontidae by Szczygielski et al. (2024).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Saurodesmus Seeley p. 166 figs. 1-6
2024Saurodesmus Szczygielski et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
familyTritylodontidaeCope 1884
genusSaurodesmus

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. †Saurodesmus Seeley 1891
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Saurodesmus robertsoni Seeley 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available