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Polycynodon

Osteichthyes - Therocephalia - Scaloposauridae

Taxonomy
Polycynodon was named by Broom (1940). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scaloposauridae by Haughton (1965).

Species
P. elegans
Entered
by R. Butler on 2016-06-21; modified by B. Allen on 2018-09-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Polycynodon Broom
1965Polycynodon Haughton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderTherocephalia
—EutherocephaliaHopson and Barghusen 1986
suborderScaloposauridaHaughton 1924
superfamilyLycideopoideaBroom 1931
familyScaloposauridaeBroom 1914
genusPolycynodonBroom 1940

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. †Polycynodon Broom 1940
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†Polycynodon elegans Broom 1940
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:42
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:42
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Northern Cape) Octocynodon elegans (179590)