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Edaphosaurus microdus

Osteichthyes - Edaphosauridae

Taxonomy
Edaphosaurus microdus was named by Cope (1884). Its type specimen is AMNH 4014, a partial skeleton (fragments of palate and vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Naosaurus microdus by Cope (1886), Cope (1888), Hay (1902), Case (1907).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Edaphosaurus microdus Cope p. 37
1886Naosaurus microdus Cope p. 545
1888Naosaurus microdus Cope p. 287
1902Naosaurus microdus Hay p. 432
1907Naosaurus microdus Case p. 61
1930Edaphosaurus microdus Hay p. 58

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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
suborderEupelycosauria
familyEdaphosauridae
genusEdaphosaurus
speciesmicrodus

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.

†Edaphosaurus microdus Cope 1884
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Diagnosis
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