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Silvenator

Osteichthyes - Sparassodonta

Taxonomy
Silvenator was named by Rangel et al. (2023). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Sparassodonta by Rangel et al. (2023).

Entered
by J. Flannery-Sutherland on 2025-07-17; modified by J. Flannery-Sutherland on 2025-07-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Silvenator Rangel et al.

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
orderSparassodonta()
genusSilvenator

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. †Silvenator Rangel et al. 2023
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Silvenator brasiliensis Rangel et al. 2023
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Invalid names: Nemolestes brasiliensis Rangel et al. 2023 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available