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Molybdopygus

Osteichthyes - Estemmenosuchidae

Taxonomy
Molybdopygus was named by Tchudinov (1964). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Estemmenosuchidae by King (1988), Carroll (1988), Battail and Surkov (2000).

Species
M. arcanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Molybdopygus Tchudinov
1988Molybdopygus Carroll
1988Molybdopygus King
2000Molybdopygus Battail and Surkov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
infraorderEstemmenosuchida
superfamilyRhopalodontoideaSeeley 1894
familyEstemmenosuchidaeTchudinov 1960
genusMolybdopygusTchudinov 1964

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. †Molybdopygus Tchudinov 1964
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†Molybdopygus arcanus Tchudinov 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available