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Polistodon

Tritylodontidae

Taxonomy
Polistodon was named by He and Cai (1984).

It was assigned to Tritylodontidae by He and Cai (1984), Li and Sun (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Polistodon He and Cai p. 33
2008Polistodon Li and Sun p. 414

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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()
familyTritylodontidaeCope 1884
genusPolistodon

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. †Polistodon He and Cai 1984
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†Polistodon chuannanensis He and Cai 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available