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Sinophoneus

Osteichthyes - Anteosauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Sinophoneus Cheng and Ji pp. 124, 132
1997Stenocybus Cheng and Li pp. 35, 40
2001Sinophoneus Li p. 47
2001Stenocybus Li p. 47
2008Sinophoneus Li and Sun p. 381
2008Stenocybus Li and Sun p. 382
2011Sinophoneus Kammerer
2013Sinophoneus Liu
2014Stenocybus Jiang and Ji

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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()
Eutherapsida
suborderDinocephalia
superfamilyAnteosauriaBoonstra 1962
familyAnteosauridaeBoonstra 1954
genusSinophoneus

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. †Sinophoneus Cheng and Ji 1996
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Sinophoneus yumenensis Cheng and Ji 1996
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Invalid names: Stenocybus acidentatus Cheng and Li 1997 [synonym]
Invalid names: Stenocybus Cheng and Li 1997 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Z. Cheng and S. Ji 1996Skull large. approximately 35 cm in total length, parietal-temporal region relatively wide. Nostril small, terminal in position. Orbits medium in size, oval in shape, facing anterolaterally, dorsal borders of orbits slightly thickened. Prefrontal positions of skull roof pachyostosed, with paired ridges that delimitate the dorsal surfaces from the lateral surfaces of the regions. Median portion of prefrontal-parietal region of skull roof concave, and bearing an obvious median ridge. Parietal foramen relatively small, and situated within median bulge formed probably only by parietals. Zygomatic arch dorsoventrally broad posteriorly. Choanae elongate and deep, their anterior margins reaching the level of canines., Ventral palatine-pterygoid keel prominent. Pterygoid very large, its transverse flange fairly massive, and lateral end of flange much wider than medial end; quadrate ramus of pterygoid elongate and narrow. Upper dental formula probably I5(?) C1 Pc8-9(?). The last incisor relatively small, canines very large. Postcanine teeth uniform, forming a single row, and slightly smaller than the anterior incisors.
Z. Cheng and J. Li 1997 (Stenocybus)see family diagnosis
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28China (Gansu) Stenocybus acidentatus, S. yumenensis (85431)