Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Scymnosaurinae

Therocephalia - Pristerognathidae

Taxonomy
Scymnosaurinae was named by Boonstra (1968). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pristerognathidae by Boonstra (1969), Tatarinov (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Scymnosaurinae Boonstra
1969Scymnosaurinae Boonstra
2008Scymnosaurinae Tatarinov

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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()
orderTherocephalia
familyPristerognathidaeBroom 1908
subfamilyScymnosaurinaeBoonstra 1968
subfamilyScymnosaurinaeBoonstra 1968

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.

Subfm. †Scymnosaurinae Boonstra 1968
show all | hide all
G. †Pristerosaurus Boonstra 1954
hide
†Pristerosaurus microdon Boonstra 1954
G. †Ptomalestes Boonstra 1954
hide
†Ptomalestes avidus Boonstra 1954
G. †Scymnosaurus Broom 1903
hide
†Scymnosaurus ferox Broom 1903
†Scymnosaurus major Boonstra 1954
†Scymnosaurus watsoni Broom 1915
G. †Zinnosaurus Boonstra 1964
hide
†Zinnosaurus paucidens Boonstra 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:57
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) Ptomalestes avidus (198710) Scymnosaurus ferox (93086 179623 198720) Scymnosaurus major (176314 198676) Scymnosaurus sp. (86388 93097 176250) Scymnosaurus sp., Pristerosaurus microdon (198722) Scymnosaurus sp., Ptomalestes avidus (176355)