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Elachistosuchidae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Elachistosuchidae

Taxonomy
Elachistosuchidae was named by Huene (1956). Its type is Elachistosuchus.

It was assigned to Ornithosuchoidea by Kuhn (1964); and to Elachistosuchoidea by Kuhn (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Elachistosuchidae Huene
1964Elachistosuchidae Kuhn p. 320
1966Elachistosuchidae Kuhn p. 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
superfamilyElachistosuchoideaHoffstetter 1955
familyElachistosuchidaeHuene 1956
familyElachistosuchidaeHuene 1956

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.

Fm. †Elachistosuchidae Huene 1956
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Diagnosis
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