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Cerdorhinus parvidens

Gorgonopidae

Discussion

Holotype is of unknown provenance, so no type locality entered in the database

Taxonomy
Cerdorhinus parvidens was named by Broom (1936). Its type specimen is TMP 282, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Cerdorhinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Cerdorhinus parvidens Broom
1970Cerdorhinus parvidens Sigogneau
1989Cerdorhinus parvidens Sigogneau-Russell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
familyGorgonopidae(Lydekker 1890)
subfamilyGorgonopsinaeSigogneau-Russell 1970
genusCerdorhinusBroom 1936
speciesparvidensBroom 1936

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.

†Cerdorhinus parvidens Broom 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:07
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:07
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available