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Capitosauroidea

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Mastodonsaurus silesiacus Kunisch
1885Mastodonsauroidea Lydekker
1904Cyclotosaurus albertyni Broom
1919Capitosauroidea Watson p. 67
1925Cyclotosaurus albertyni Haughton p. 248
1966Parotosaurus turfanensis Young
1971Capitosauroidea Haubold p. 20
1971Capitosauroidea Kuhn p. 6
1971Parotosaurus silesiacus Kuhn p. 7
1974Capitosauroidea Haubold p. 26
1978Bogdania fragmenta Yang p. 60
1988Capitosauroidea Carroll
1999Capitosauroidea Schoch
2000Capitosauroidea Schoch p. 391
2000Capitosauroidea Schoch and Milner p. 131
2000Capitosauroidea Shishkin et al.
2000Capitosauroidea Yates and Warren pp. 84, 98 fig. 1
2001Mastodonsauroidea Damiani p. 460
2008Bogdania fragmenta Wang et al.
2013Capitosauroidea Schoch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
—Stereospondylomorpha
—Stereospondyli()
—Superstes
—Capitosauria
—Capitosauroidea()
—Capitosauroidea()

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.

Unr. †Capitosauroidea Watson 1919
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G. †Antarctosuchus Sidor et al. 2014
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†Antarctosuchus polyodon Sidor et al. 2014
Fm. †Benthosuchidae Efremov 1940
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G. †Angusaurus Getmanov 1989
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†Angusaurus dentatus Getmanov 1989
†Angusaurus succedaneus Getmanov 1989
†Angusaurus tsylmensis Novikov et al. 1990
†Angusaurus weidenbaumi Kuzmin 1935
Subfm. †Qantasinae Novikov 2012
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G. †Qantas Novikov 2012
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†Qantas samarensis Novikov 2012
Subfm. †Syrtosuchinae Novikov 2016
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G. †Syrtosuchus Novikov 2016
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†Syrtosuchus morkovini Novikov 2016
†Syrtosuchus samarensis Novikov 2016
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Invalid names: Wetlugasaurus samarensis Sennikov 1981 [replaced]
G. †Volgosuchus Efremov 1940
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†Volgosuchus cornutus Efremov 1940
G. †Vyborosaurus Novikov 1990
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†Vyborosaurus mirus Novikov et al. 1990
Invalid names: Benthosuchinae Efremov 1937 [empty], Eocyclotosaurinae Morales and Kamphausen 1984 [empty]
G. †Capitosauroides Haubold 1971
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†Capitosauroides fuglewiczi Ptaszynski 2000
Fm. †Cyclotosauridae Shishkin 1964
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G. †Cyclotosaurus Fraas 1889
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†Cyclotosaurus buechneri Witzmann et al. 2016
†Cyclotosaurus intermedius Sulej and Majer 2005
†Cyclotosaurus naraserluki Marzola et al. 2017
†Cyclotosaurus papilio Wepfer 1913
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Invalid names: Cyclotosaurus mordax Fraas 1913 [synonym]
†Cyclotosaurus robustus Meyer and Plieninger 1844
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Invalid names: Mastodonsaurus cyclotis Quenstadt 1850 [objective synonym], Mastodonsaurus robustus Quenstadt 1850 [synonym]
Invalid names: Capitosaurus Münster 1836 [nomen dubium], Cyclotosaurus leptognathus Owen 1841 [nomen dubium], Hercynosaurus Jaekel 1914 [nomen dubium], Hercynosaurus carinidens Jaekel 1914 [nomen dubium]
G. †Quasicyclotosaurus Schoch 2000
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†Quasicyclotosaurus campi Schoch 2000
Invalid names: Cyclotosaurinae Shishkin 1964 [empty], Heylerosaurinae Ortlam 1970 [empty], Stenotosaurinae Kamphausen 1989 [empty]
G. †Eocyclotosaurus Ortlam 1970
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†Eocyclotosaurus appetolatus Rinehart et al. 2015
†Eocyclotosaurus lehmani Heyler 1969
†Eocyclotosaurus randalli Welles 1947
†Eocyclotosaurus wellesi Schoch 2000
Invalid names: Moenkopisaurus Shishkin 1960 [synonym]
G. †Eryosuchus Ochev 1966
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†Eryosuchus rajareddyi Chowdhury 1970
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Invalid names: Eryosuchus antiquus Ochev 1966 [synonym], Eryosuchus garjainovi Ochev 1966 [synonym]
Fm. †Mastodonsauridae Lydekker 1885
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G. †Bulgosuchus Damiani 1999
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†Bulgosuchus gargantua Damiani 1999
G. †Cherninia Damiani 2001
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†Cherninia denwai Mukherjee and Sengupta 1998
†Cherninia megarhina Chernin and Cosgriff 1975
G. †Heptasaurus Säve-Söderbergh 1935
G. †Jammerbergia Damiani and Hancox 2003
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†Jammerbergia formops Damiani and Hancox 2003
G. †Komatosuchus Novikov and Shishkin 1992
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†Komatosuchus chalyshevi Novikov and Shishkin 1992
G. †Stenotosaurus Romer 1947
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†Stenotosaurus gracilis Kamphausen 1983
†Stenotosaurus semiclausus Swinton 1927
†Stenotosaurus stantonensis Woodward 1904
G. †Subcyclotosaurus Watson 1958
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G. †Tatrasuchus Maryanska and Shishkin 1996
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†Tatrasuchus kulczyckii Maryanska and Shishkin 1996
†Tatrasuchus wildi Schoch 1997
Invalid names: Kupferzellia Schoch 1997 [synonym]
G. †Wellesaurus Lehman 1971
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†Wellesaurus peabodyi Welles and Cosgriff 1965
Invalid names: Capitosauridae Watson 1919 [objective synonym], Capitosaurus arenaceus Münster 1836 [nomen dubium], Capitosaurus bogdoanus Woodward 1932 [nomen dubium], Capitosaurus polaris Wiman 1914 [nomen dubium], Cyclotosaurus spitzbergensis Wiman 1914 [nomen dubium], Labyrinthodon lavisi Seeley 1876 [nomen dubium], Mastodonsaurus vaslenensis Meyer 1855 [nomen dubium], Parotosuchus dirus Chernin 1978 [nomen dubium]
G. †Mastodonsaurus Jaeger 1828
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Invalid names: Cyclotosaurus mechernichensis Jux and Pflug 1958 [synonym], Mastodonsaurus ingens Trusheim 1937 [synonym]
†Mastodonsaurus giganteus Jaeger 1828
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Invalid names: Mastodonsaurus acuminatus Fraas 1889 [synonym], Mastodonsaurus jaegeri Holl 1829 [synonym], Salamandroides jaegeri Alberti 1834 [objective synonym]
†Mastodonsaurus torvus Konzhukova 1955
Invalid names: Batrachosaurus Fitzinger 1840 [objective synonym], Labyrinthodon Owen 1842 [objective synonym], Salamandroides Jaeger 1828 [nomen oblitum], Xestorrhytias Meyer 1842 [synonym]
G. †Meyerosuchus Ochev 1966
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G. †Odenwaldia Morales and Kamphausen 1984
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†Odenwaldia heidelbergensis Morales and Kamphausen 1984
Invalid names: Parotosaurus lapparenti Lehman 1971 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Paracyclotosauridae Ochev 1966
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G. †Stanocephalosaurus Brown 1933
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†Stanocephalosaurus amenasensis Dahoumane et al. 2016
G. †Paracyclotosaurus Watson 1958
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†Paracyclotosaurus crookshanki Mukherjee and Sengupta 1998
†Paracyclotosaurus davidi Watson 1958
†Paracyclotosaurus morganorum Damiani and Hancox 2003
G. †Parotosuchus Ochev and Shishkin 1968
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†Parotosuchus helgolandicus Schroeder 1913
†Parotosuchus komiensis Novikov 1986
†Parotosuchus nasutus Meyer 1858
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Invalid names: Capitosaurus fronto Meyer 1858 [synonym], Mastodonsaurus weigelti Wagner 1935 [synonym]
†Parotosuchus orenburgensis Konzhukova 1968
†Parotosuchus ptaszynskii Sulej and Niedźwiedzki 2011
†Parotosuchus sequester Lozovsky and Shishkin 1974
†Parotosuchus speleus Shishkin and Sulej 2009
Invalid names: Parotosaurus Jaekel 1914 [synonym], Parotosaurus panteleevi Ochev 1966 [nomen dubium]
G. †Rewanobatrachus Schoch and Milner 2000
Invalid names: Bogdania fragmenta Yang 1978 [nomen dubium], Cyclotosaurus albertyni Broom 1904 [nomen dubium], Deltacephalidae Maryanska and Shishkin 1996 [empty], Eryosuchidae Schoch and Milner 2000 [empty], Mastodonsauroidea Lydekker 1885 [synonym], Mastodonsaurus silesiacus Kunisch 1885 [nomen dubium], Parotosaurus turfanensis Young 1966 [nomen dubium], Parotosuchidae Schoch and Werneburg 1998 [empty], Yarengiidae Shishkin 1960 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available