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Brachychirotherium kuhni

Osteichthyes - Chirotheriidae

Taxonomy
Brachychirotherium kuhni was named by Demathieu and Haubold (1982). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil.

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by M. Carrano on 2021-09-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Brachychirotherium kuhni Demathieu and Haubold
2004Brachychirotherium kuhni Demathieu and Demathieu p. 84

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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)
familyChirotheriidaeAbel 1935
genusBrachychirotherium
specieskuhniDemathieu and Haubold 1982

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.

†Brachychirotherium kuhni Demathieu and Haubold 1982
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Diagnosis
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