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Oestocephalidae
Taxonomy
Oestocephalidae was named by Anderson (2003). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Aistopoda by Anderson (2003).
It was assigned to Aistopoda by Anderson (2003).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Oestocephalidae Anderson |
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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.
Fm. †Oestocephalidae Anderson 2003
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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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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Westphalian B to the top of the Stephanian B or 316.90000 to 300.90000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian B | United Kingdom (England) | Ophiderpeton nanum (177139) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Ohio) | Oestocephalus amphiuminus (176092) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Ohio) | Sauropleura pectinata, Oestocephalus amphiuminum (85292) | |
| Westphalian D | Czechia (Pilsen) | Oestocephalus amphiuminum, Ophiderpeton granulosum (84835) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Pennsylvania) | Oestocephalus amphiuminum (176015) | |
| Stephanian B | Czechia (Rakovník) | Ophiderpeton vicinum (154179) |