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Cherninia

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Mastodonsauridae

Taxonomy
Cherninia was named by Damiani (2001). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mastodonsauridae by Damiani (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Cherninia Damiani

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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()
familyMastodonsauridaeLydekker 1885
genusCherninia

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. †Cherninia Damiani 2001
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†Cherninia denwai Mukherjee and Sengupta 1998
†Cherninia megarhina Chernin and Cosgriff 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available