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Oestocephalus
Taxonomy
Oestocephalus was named by Cope (1868).
It was assigned to Microsauria by Cope (1869); to Ptyoniidae by Cope (1875), Hay (1902); to Ophiderpetontidae by Milner (1994), Carroll et al. (1998); to Oestocephalidae by Anderson (2003); and to Aistopoda by Maddin et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Microsauria by Cope (1869); to Ptyoniidae by Cope (1875), Hay (1902); to Ophiderpetontidae by Milner (1994), Carroll et al. (1998); to Oestocephalidae by Anderson (2003); and to Aistopoda by Maddin et al. (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1868 | Oestocephalus Cope |
| 1869 | Oestocephalus Cope p. 16 |
| 1875 | Oestocephalus Cope p. 11 |
| 1902 | Oestocephalus Hay p. 414 |
| 1994 | Oestocephalus Milner |
| 1998 | Oestocephalus Carroll et al. p. 180 |
| 2003 | Oestocephalus Anderson |
| 2012 | Oestocephalus Maddin et al. |
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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. †Oestocephalus Cope 1868
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†Oestocephalus amphiuminum Cope 1868
†Oestocephalus granulosum Fritsch 1880
†Oestocephalus nanum Hancock and Atthey 1868
†Oestocephalus pectinatus Cope 1868
†Oestocephalus rectidens Cope 1874
†Oestocephalus vicinum Fritsch 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Stephanian B or 323.40000 to 300.90000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bashkirian | United Kingdom (England) | Ophiderpeton nanum (177139) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Ohio) | O. amphiuminus (176092) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Pennsylvania) | O. amphiuminum (176015) | |
| Westphalian D | Czechia (Pilsen) | O. amphiuminum, Ophiderpeton granulosum (84835) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Ohio) | Sauropleura pectinata, O. amphiuminum (85292) | |
| Stephanian B | Czechia (Rakovník) | Ophiderpeton vicinum (154179) |