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Molgophis macrurus

Osteichthyes - Molgophidae

Taxonomy
Molgophis macrurus was named by Cope (1868). Its type specimen is No holotype designated and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.

It was synonymized subjectively with Brachydectes newberryi by Pardo and Anderson (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Molgophis macrurus Cope
1869Molgophis macrurus Cope p. 21
1875Molgophis brevicostatus Cope
1902Molgophis macrurus Hay p. 412
1998Molgophis macrurus Carroll et al. p. 145

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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
—RecumbirostraAnderson 2007
familyMolgophidae
genusMolgophis
speciesmacrurus

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.

†Molgophis macrurus Cope 1868
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Invalid names: Molgophis brevicostatus Cope 1875 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available