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Taphrognathus

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Plagiosauridae

Taxonomy
Taphrognathus was named by Welles (1947). Its type is Hadrokkosaurus bradyi.

It was assigned to Plagiosauridae by Welles (1947), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Taphrognathus Welles
2002Taphrognathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
—Stereospondylomorpha
—Stereospondyli()
superfamilyBrachyopoideaLydekker 1885
familyPlagiosauridae
genusTaphrognathus

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. †Taphrognathus Welles 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available