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Sysphinctostoma

Galesauridae

Taxonomy
Sysphinctostoma was named by Broili and Schröder (1936). Its type is Sysphinctostoma smithi.

It was assigned to Galesauridae by Haughton (1965).

Species
S. gracilis, S. smithi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Sysphinctostoma Broili and Schröder p. 281
1965Sysphinctostoma Haughton

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Epicynodontia
familyGalesauridaeLydekker 1890
genusSysphinctostoma

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. †Sysphinctostoma Broili and Schröder 1936
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†Sysphinctostoma smithi Broili and Schröder 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464South Africa (Eastern Cape) S. gracilis (179589) S. smithi (105295)