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Superstes

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Superstes was named by Eltink et al. (2019).

It was assigned to Stereospondyli by Eltink et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Capitosauria, Lapillopsidae, Lydekkerinidae, Trematosauria
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. glomerabilis, S. innominandus, S. paucistriata
Sister taxa
Capitosauria, Trematosauria

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Superstes Eltink et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
—Stereospondylomorpha
—Stereospondyli()
—Superstes
—Superstes

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.

Unr. †Superstes Eltink et al. 2019
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Unr. †Capitosauria Yates and Warren 2000
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G. †Benthosuchus Efremov 1936
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†Benthosuchus bystrowi Getmanov 1989
†Benthosuchus gusevae Novikov 2012
†Benthosuchus korobkovi Ivakhnenko 1972
†Benthosuchus lukyanovi Morkovin 2020
†Benthosuchus sushkini Efremov 1929
†Benthosuchus uralensis Ochev 1958
Invalid names: Benthosuchus bashkiricus Otschev 1972 [nomen dubium], Parabenthosuchus Ochev 1958 [synonym], Rasaurus Kuzmin 1938 [synonym]
G. †Calmasuchus Fortuny et al. 2011
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†Calmasuchus acri Fortuny et al. 2011
Unr. †Capitosauroidea Watson 1919
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G. †Antarctosuchus Sidor et al. 2014
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†Antarctosuchus polyodon Sidor et al. 2014
Fm. †Benthosuchidae Efremov 1940
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G. †Angusaurus Getmanov 1989
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†Angusaurus dentatus Getmanov 1989
†Angusaurus succedaneus Getmanov 1989
†Angusaurus tsylmensis Novikov et al. 1990
†Angusaurus weidenbaumi Kuzmin 1935
Subfm. †Qantasinae Novikov 2012
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G. †Qantas Novikov 2012
Subfm. †Syrtosuchinae Novikov 2016
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G. †Syrtosuchus Novikov 2016
G. †Volgosuchus Efremov 1940
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†Volgosuchus cornutus Efremov 1940
G. †Vyborosaurus Novikov 1990
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†Vyborosaurus mirus Novikov et al. 1990
Invalid names: Benthosuchinae Efremov 1937 [empty], Eocyclotosaurinae Morales and Kamphausen 1984 [empty]
G. †Capitosauroides Haubold 1971
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†Capitosauroides fuglewiczi Ptaszynski 2000
Fm. †Cyclotosauridae Shishkin 1964
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G. †Cyclotosaurus Fraas 1889
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†Cyclotosaurus buechneri Witzmann et al. 2016
†Cyclotosaurus intermedius Sulej and Majer 2005
†Cyclotosaurus naraserluki Marzola et al. 2017
†Cyclotosaurus papilio Wepfer 1913
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Invalid names: Cyclotosaurus mordax Fraas 1913 [synonym]
†Cyclotosaurus robustus Meyer and Plieninger 1844
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Invalid names: Mastodonsaurus cyclotis Quenstadt 1850 [objective synonym], Mastodonsaurus robustus Quenstadt 1850 [synonym]
Invalid names: Capitosaurus Münster 1836 [nomen dubium], Cyclotosaurus leptognathus Owen 1841 [nomen dubium], Hercynosaurus Jaekel 1914 [nomen dubium], Hercynosaurus carinidens Jaekel 1914 [nomen dubium]
G. †Quasicyclotosaurus Schoch 2000
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†Quasicyclotosaurus campi Schoch 2000
Invalid names: Cyclotosaurinae Shishkin 1964 [empty], Heylerosaurinae Ortlam 1970 [empty], Stenotosaurinae Kamphausen 1989 [empty]
G. †Eocyclotosaurus Ortlam 1970
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†Eocyclotosaurus appetolatus Rinehart et al. 2015
†Eocyclotosaurus lehmani Heyler 1969
†Eocyclotosaurus randalli Welles 1947
†Eocyclotosaurus wellesi Schoch 2000
Invalid names: Moenkopisaurus Shishkin 1960 [synonym]
G. †Eryosuchus Ochev 1966
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†Eryosuchus rajareddyi Chowdhury 1970
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Invalid names: Eryosuchus antiquus Ochev 1966 [synonym], Eryosuchus garjainovi Ochev 1966 [synonym]
Fm. †Mastodonsauridae Lydekker 1885
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G. †Bulgosuchus Damiani 1999
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†Bulgosuchus gargantua Damiani 1999
G. †Cherninia Damiani 2001
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†Cherninia denwai Mukherjee and Sengupta 1998
†Cherninia megarhina Chernin and Cosgriff 1975
G. †Heptasaurus Säve-Söderbergh 1935
G. †Jammerbergia Damiani and Hancox 2003
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†Jammerbergia formops Damiani and Hancox 2003
G. †Komatosuchus Novikov and Shishkin 1992
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†Komatosuchus chalyshevi Novikov and Shishkin 1992
G. †Stenotosaurus Romer 1947
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†Stenotosaurus gracilis Kamphausen 1983
†Stenotosaurus semiclausus Swinton 1927
†Stenotosaurus stantonensis Woodward 1904
G. †Subcyclotosaurus Watson 1958
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G. †Tatrasuchus Maryanska and Shishkin 1996
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†Tatrasuchus kulczyckii Maryanska and Shishkin 1996
†Tatrasuchus wildi Schoch 1997
Invalid names: Kupferzellia Schoch 1997 [synonym]
G. †Wellesaurus Lehman 1971
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†Wellesaurus peabodyi Welles and Cosgriff 1965
Invalid names: Capitosauridae Watson 1919 [objective synonym], Capitosaurus arenaceus Münster 1836 [nomen dubium], Capitosaurus bogdoanus Woodward 1932 [nomen dubium], Capitosaurus polaris Wiman 1914 [nomen dubium], Cyclotosaurus spitzbergensis Wiman 1914 [nomen dubium], Labyrinthodon lavisi Seeley 1876 [nomen dubium], Mastodonsaurus vaslenensis Meyer 1855 [nomen dubium], Parotosuchus dirus Chernin 1978 [nomen dubium]
G. †Mastodonsaurus Jaeger 1828
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Invalid names: Cyclotosaurus mechernichensis Jux and Pflug 1958 [synonym], Mastodonsaurus ingens Trusheim 1937 [synonym]
†Mastodonsaurus giganteus Jaeger 1828
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Invalid names: Mastodonsaurus acuminatus Fraas 1889 [synonym], Mastodonsaurus jaegeri Holl 1829 [synonym], Salamandroides jaegeri Alberti 1834 [objective synonym]
†Mastodonsaurus torvus Konzhukova 1955
Invalid names: Batrachosaurus Fitzinger 1840 [objective synonym], Labyrinthodon Owen 1842 [objective synonym], Salamandroides Jaeger 1828 [nomen oblitum], Xestorrhytias Meyer 1842 [synonym]
G. †Meyerosuchus Ochev 1966
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G. †Odenwaldia Morales and Kamphausen 1984
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†Odenwaldia heidelbergensis Morales and Kamphausen 1984
Invalid names: Parotosaurus lapparenti Lehman 1971 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Paracyclotosauridae Ochev 1966
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G. †Stanocephalosaurus Brown 1933
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†Stanocephalosaurus amenasensis Dahoumane et al. 2016
G. †Paracyclotosaurus Watson 1958
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†Paracyclotosaurus crookshanki Mukherjee and Sengupta 1998
†Paracyclotosaurus davidi Watson 1958
†Paracyclotosaurus morganorum Damiani and Hancox 2003
G. †Parotosuchus Ochev and Shishkin 1968
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†Parotosuchus helgolandicus Schroeder 1913
†Parotosuchus komiensis Novikov 1986
†Parotosuchus nasutus Meyer 1858
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Invalid names: Capitosaurus fronto Meyer 1858 [synonym], Mastodonsaurus weigelti Wagner 1935 [synonym]
†Parotosuchus orenburgensis Konzhukova 1968
†Parotosuchus ptaszynskii Sulej and Niedźwiedzki 2011
†Parotosuchus sequester Lozovsky and Shishkin 1974
†Parotosuchus speleus Shishkin and Sulej 2009
Invalid names: Parotosaurus Jaekel 1914 [synonym], Parotosaurus panteleevi Ochev 1966 [nomen dubium]
G. †Rewanobatrachus Schoch and Milner 2000
Invalid names: Bogdania fragmenta Yang 1978 [nomen dubium], Cyclotosaurus albertyni Broom 1904 [nomen dubium], Deltacephalidae Maryanska and Shishkin 1996 [empty], Eryosuchidae Schoch and Milner 2000 [empty], Mastodonsauroidea Lydekker 1885 [synonym], Mastodonsaurus silesiacus Kunisch 1885 [nomen dubium], Parotosaurus turfanensis Young 1966 [nomen dubium], Parotosuchidae Schoch and Werneburg 1998 [empty], Yarengiidae Shishkin 1960 [empty]
G. †Edingerella Schoch and Milner 2000
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Invalid names: Wetlugasaurus lehmani Ochev 1966 [synonym], Wetlugasaurus milloti Lehman 1961 [synonym]
Fm. †Sclerothoracidae Huene 1932
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G. †Sclerothorax Huene 1932
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G. †Tomeia Eltink et al. 2017
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†Tomeia witecki Eltink et al. 2017
G. †Vladlenosaurus Morkovin and Novikov 2000
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†Vladlenosaurus alexeyevi Morkovin and Novikov 2000
G. †Warrenisuchus Maganuco et al. 2009
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†Warrenisuchus aliciae Warren and Hutchinson 1988
G. †Watsonisuchus Ochev 1966
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†Watsonisuchus gunganj Warren 1980
†Watsonisuchus magnus Watson 1962
†Watsonisuchus rewanensis Warren 1980
Invalid names: Parotosaurus wadei Cosgriff 1972 [nomen dubium]
G. †Wetlugasaurus Riabinin 1930
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†Wetlugasaurus angustifrons Riabinin 1930
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Invalid names: Wetlugasaurus volgensis Hartmann-Weinberg and Kuzmin 1936 [synonym]
†Wetlugasaurus malachovi Novikov 1990
Invalid names: Volgasaurus Kuzmin 1937 [synonym], Volgasuchus Efremov 1940 [synonym]
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G. †Lapillopsis Warren and Hutchinson 1990
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†Lapillopsis nana Warren and Hutchinson 1990
G. †Manubrantlia Yates and Sengupta 2002
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†Manubrantlia khaki Yates and Sengupta 2002
G. †Rhigerpeton Gee et al. 2023
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†Rhigerpeton isbelli Gee et al. 2023
G. †Rotaurisaurus Yates 1999
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†Rotaurisaurus contundo Yates 1999
Fm. †Lydekkerinidae Watson 1919
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G. †Chomatobatrachus Cosgriff 1974
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†Chomatobatrachus halei Cosgriff 1974
G. †Deltacephalus Swinton 1956
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†Deltacephalus whitei Swinton 1956
G. †Eolydekkerina Shishkin et al. 1996
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†Eolydekkerina magna Shishkin et al. 1996
G. †Luzocephalus Shishkin 1980
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†Luzocephalus blomi Shishkin 1980
†Luzocephalus johanssoni Säve-Söderbergh 1935
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Invalid names: Lyrocephalus rapax Säve-Söderbergh 1935 [synonym]
†Luzocephalus kochi Säve-Söderbergh 1935
G. †Lydekkerina Broom 1915
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†Lydekkerina huxleyi Lydekker 1889
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Invalid names: Limnoiketes paludinatans Parrington 1948 [synonym], Lydekkerina dutoiti Broom 1930 [synonym], Putterillia platyceps Broom 1930 [synonym]
Invalid names: Broomulus Romer 1947 [synonym], Limnoiketes Parrington 1948 [synonym], Lydekkerina kitchingi Broom 1950 [nomen dubium], Putterillia Broom 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Indobenthosuchus Tripathi 1969 [nomen dubium], Indobenthosuchus panchetensis Tripathi 1969 [nomen dubium], Lydekkerina panchetensis Tripathi 1969 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Trematosauria Yates and Warren 2000
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G. †Laidleria Kitching 1957
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†Laidleria gracilis Kitching 1957
Superfm. †Trematosauroidea Watson 1919
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Fm. †Almasauridae Dutuit 1972
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G. †Almasaurus Dutuit 1972
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†Almasaurus habbazi Dutuit 1972
Invalid names: Latiscopus Wilson 1948 [nomen dubium], Latiscopus disjunctus Wilson 1948 [nomen dubium]
G. †Calamops Sinclair 1917
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Invalid names: Calamops paludosus Sinclair 1917 [nomen dubium]
G. †Callistomordax Schoch 2008
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†Callistomordax kugleri Schoch 2008
Fm. †Lyrocephaliscidae Kuhn 1961
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G. †Lyrocephaliscus Kuhn 1961
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†Lyrocephaliscus euri Wiman 1914
Fm. †Metoposauridae Watson 1919
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G. †Anaschisma Branson 1905
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†Anaschisma browni Branson 1905
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Invalid names: Anaschisma brachygnatha Branson 1905 [synonym], Borborophagus wyomingensis Branson and Mehl 1929 [synonym], Koskinonodon perfectus Case 1922 [synonym]
Invalid names: Borborophagus Branson and Mehl 1929 [synonym], Buettneria Case 1922 [synonym], Koskinonodon Branson and Mehl 1929 [synonym]
G. †Apachesaurus Hunt 1993
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†Apachesaurus gregorii Hunt 1993
G. †Arganasaurus Hunt 1993
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†Arganasaurus lyazidi Dutuit 1976
G. †Bogdania Yang 1978
G. †Dutuitosaurus Hunt 1993
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†Dutuitosaurus ouazzoui Dutuit 1972
G. †Metoposaurus Lydekker 1890
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†Metoposaurus algarvensis Brusatte et al. 2015
†Metoposaurus azerouali Dutuit 1976
†Metoposaurus bakeri Case 1931
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Invalid names: Metopias santaecrucis Koken 1913 [synonym], Metopias stuttgartensis Fraas 1913 [synonym], Metoposaurus heimi Kuhn 1932 [synonym], Metoposaurus stuttgartiensis Fraas 1913 [synonym], Trigonosternum latum Schmidt 1931 [synonym]
†Metoposaurus krasiejowensis Brusatte et al. 2015
†Metoposaurus ultimus Kuhn 1939
Invalid names: Metopias Meyer 1842 [replaced], Metoposaurus diagnosticus krasiejowensis Sulej 2002 [synonym]
G. †Negevodus Mazin 1986
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†Negevodus ramonensis Mazin 1986
G. †Panthasaurus Chakravorti and Sengupta 2018
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†Panthasaurus maleriensis Chowdhury 1965
G. †Trigonosternum Schmidt 1931
Invalid names: Dictyocephalus Leidy 1856 [nomen dubium], Eupelor Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Mastodonsaurus durus Cope 1866 [nomen dubium], Metoposaurus fraasi Lucas 1904 [nomen dubium], Metoposaurus hoffmani Dutuit 1978 [nomen dubium], Metoposaurus jonesi Case 1920 [nomen dubium]
G. †Peltostega Wiman 1916
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†Peltostega erici Wiman 1916
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Invalid names: Peltostega wimani Nilsson 1946 [synonym]
Fm. †Platystegidae Schoch and Milner 2000
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G. †Inflectosaurus Shishkin 1960
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†Inflectosaurus amplus Shishkin 1960
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Invalid names: Parotosuchus bogdoanus Ochev 1966 [synonym]
G. †Platystega Wiman 1914
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†Platystega depressa Wiman 1914
G. †Thoosuchus Efremov 1940
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†Thoosuchus abbasovi Novikov 2021
†Thoosuchus acutirostris Hartmann-Weinberg and Kuzmin 1936
†Thoosuchus tardus Getmanov 1989
†Thoosuchus tuberculatus Getmanov 1989
†Thoosuchus yakovlevi Riabinin 1927
Fm. †Trematosauridae Watson 1919
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G. †Benthosphenus Shishkin and Lozovsky 1979
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†Benthosphenus lozovskii Shishkin 1979
G. †Bukobaja Ochev 1966
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†Bukobaja enigmatica Ochev 1966
G. †Hyperokynodon Plieninger 1852
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†Hyperokynodon keuperinus Plieninger 1852
Subfm. †Lonchorhynchinae Säve-Söderbergh 1935
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G. †Aphaneramma Woodward 1904
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Invalid names: Lonchorhynchus Wiman 1910 [synonym]
G. †Cosgriffius Welles 1993
G. †Erythrobatrachus Cosgriff and Garbutt 1972
G. †Stoschiosaurus Säve-Söderbergh 1935
G. †Wantzosaurus Lehman 1961
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Invalid names: Ifasaurus Lehman 1966 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aphaneramminae Hammer 1987 [synonym], Denwasaurus Chatterjee and Hotton 1986 [nomen nudum], Glyptognathus Lydekker 1882 [nomen dubium], Glyptognathus fragilis Lydekker 1882 [nomen dubium], Gonioglyptus Huxley 1865 [nomen dubium], Gonioglyptus longirostris Huxley 1865 [nomen dubium], Panchetosaurus Tripathi 1969 [nomen dubium], Panchetosaurus panchetensis Tripathi 1969 [nomen dubium]
G. †Lyrocephalus Wiman 1914
G. †Prothoosuchus Getmanov 1989
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†Prothoosuchus blomi Getmanov 1989
†Prothoosuchus samariensis Getmanov 1989
Subfm. †Tertreminae Schoch and Milner 2000
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G. †Tertrema Wiman 1914
G. †Tertremoides Lehman 1979
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Invalid names: Tertremoides ambilobensis Lehman 1979 [synonym]
G. †Trematolestes Schoch 2006
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†Trematolestes hagdorni Schoch 2006
Subfm. †Trematosaurinae Watson 1919
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G. †Microposaurus Haughton 1925
G. †Tirraturhinus Nield et al. 2006
G. †Trematosuchoides Novikov 2012
G. †Trematosuchus Watson 1919
G. †Trematosaurus Burmeister 1849
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†Trematosaurus brauni Burmeister 1849
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Invalid names: Labyrinthodon ocella Meyer 1855 [synonym], Trematosaurus fuchsi Seidlitz 1920 [synonym]
†Trematosaurus galae Novikov 2010
†Trematosaurus thuringiensis Werneburg 1993
G. †Trematotegmen Getmanov 1982
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†Trematotegmen otschevi Getmanov 1982
Invalid names: Lyrocephalinae Säve-Söderbergh 1935 [empty], Thoosuchinae Getmanov 1989 [empty], Trematosaurus kannemeyeri Broom 1909 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Wetlugasauridae Säve-Söderbergh 1935
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G. †Sassenisaurus Nilsson 1942
Invalid names: Gonioglyptus huxleyi Lydekker 1882 [nomen dubium], Indolyrocephalus Tripathi 1969 [nomen dubium], Indolyrocephalus panchetensis Tripathi 1969 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Metoposauroidea Watson 1919 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available