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Platycyclops

Anomodontia

Taxonomy
Platycyclops was named by Broom (1932).

It was assigned to Dicynodontia by Broom (1932); and to Anomodontia by Broom (1948).

Species
P. richardi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Platycyclops Broom
1948Platycyclops Broom

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
genusPlatycyclops

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. †Platycyclops Broom 1932
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†Platycyclops richardi Broom 1948
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available