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Hofmeyria atavus

Osteichthyes - Therocephalia

Taxonomy
Hofmeyria atavus was named by Broom (1935).

Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2018-03-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Hofmeyria atavus Broom
2017Hofmeyria atavus Huttenlocker and Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderTherocephalia
EutherocephaliaHopson and Barghusen 1986
superfamilyWhaitsioideaHaughton 1918
genusHofmeyriaBroom 1935
speciesatavusBroom 1935

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.

Hofmeyria atavus Broom 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:57
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Eastern Cape) Hofmeyria atavus (80826)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Northern Cape) Hofmeyria atavus (174666 178870)