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Phocosaurus

Osteichthyes - Tapinocephalidae

Taxonomy
Phocosaurus was named by Seeley (1888). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tapinocephalinae by Boonstra (1969); to Tapinocephalini by King (1988); and to Tapinocephalidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
P. megischion

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Phocosaurus Seeley
1969Phocosaurus Boonstra
1988Phocosaurus Carroll
1988Phocosaurus King

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
—Eutherapsida
suborderDinocephalia
infraorderTapinocephalia
familyTapinocephalidaeOwen 1876
subfamilyTapinocephalinaeLydekker 1890
genusPhocosaurusSeeley 1888

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. †Phocosaurus Seeley 1888
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†Phocosaurus megischion Seeley 1888
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available