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Heptasaurus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Mastodonsauridae

Taxonomy
Heptasaurus was named by Säve-Söderbergh (1935).

It was assigned to Mastodonsauridae by Schoch (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Heptasaurus Säve-Söderbergh
1999Heptasaurus 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()
familyMastodonsauridaeLydekker 1885
genusHeptasaurusSäve-Söderbergh 1935

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. †Heptasaurus Säve-Söderbergh 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available