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Ankylophorus
Taxonomy
Ankylophorus was named by Gaudant (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Ankylophoridae.
It was assigned to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ankylophoridae by van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ankylophoridae by van der Laan (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Ankylophorus Gaudant p. 113 |
| 2002 | Ankylophorus Sepkoski |
| 2019 | Ankylophorus van der Laan p. 58 |
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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. †Ankylophorus Gaudant 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available