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Rhinesuchidae
Taxonomy
Rhinesuchidae was named by Watson (1919). It was considered monophyletic by Schoch (2013).
It was synonymized subjectively with Sclerothoracidae by Kuhn (1971).
It was assigned to Rachitomi by Watson (1919); to Rhachitomi by Kuhn (1946); to Rhinesuchoidea by Carroll (1988); to Stereospondyli by Schoch and Milner (2000); and to Stereospondyli by Yates and Warren (2000), Damiani and Rubidge (2003) and Schoch (2013).
It was synonymized subjectively with Sclerothoracidae by Kuhn (1971).
It was assigned to Rachitomi by Watson (1919); to Rhachitomi by Kuhn (1946); to Rhinesuchoidea by Carroll (1988); to Stereospondyli by Schoch and Milner (2000); and to Stereospondyli by Yates and Warren (2000), Damiani and Rubidge (2003) and Schoch (2013).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1885 | Gondwanosaurus Lydekker |
| 1885 | Gondwanosaurus bijoriensis Lydekker |
| 1890 | Eryops africanus Lydekker |
| 1890 | Eryops oweni Lydekker |
| 1919 | Rhinesuchidae Watson p. 65 |
| 1925 | Rhinesuchus africanus Haughton p. 230 |
| 1945 | Phrynosuchidae Romer |
| 1946 | Rhinesuchidae Kuhn p. 52 |
| 1947 | Uranocentrodontidae Romer |
| 1966 | Rhinecepidae Ochev |
| 1966 | Uranocentrodon madagascarensis Ochev |
| 1988 | Gondwanosaurus Carroll |
| 1988 | Rhinesuchidae Carroll |
| 2000 | Rhinesuchidae Schoch and Milner p. 70 |
| 2000 | Rhinesuchidae Yates and Warren pp. 84, 95 fig. 1 |
| 2003 | Rhinesuchidae Damiani and Rubidge p. 29 |
| 2013 | Rhinesuchidae Schoch |
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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. †Rhinesuchidae Watson 1919
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Unr. †Australerpetinae Eltink et al. 2016
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G. †Laccosaurus Haughton 1925
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†Laccosaurus watsoni Haughton 1925
Invalid names: Muchocephalus Watson 1962 [synonym]
G. †Rhinesuchoides Olson and Broom 1937
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†Rhinesuchoides capensis Haughton 1925
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Invalid names: Rhinesuchus avenanti Boonstra 1940 [synonym]
†Rhinesuchoides tenuiceps Olson and Broom 1937
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Invalid names: Rhinesuchus rubidgei Broom 1948 [synonym]
G. †Rhinesuchus Broom 1908
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†Rhinesuchus senekalensis van Hoepen 1911
†Rhinesuchus whaitsi Broom 1908
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Invalid names: Muchocephalus muchos Watson 1962 [synonym], Rhinesuchus beaufortensis Boonstra 1940 [synonym], Rhinesuchus broomianus Huene 1931 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhinesuchus wadiai Tripathi 1961 [nomen dubium], Rhinesuchus wolgodvinensis Yakovlev 1923 [nomen dubium]
G. †Uranocentrodon van Hoepen 1915
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†Uranocentrodon senekalensis van Hoepen 1911
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Invalid names: Rhinesuchus major Broom 1911 [synonym]
Invalid names: Myriodon van Hoepen 1911 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eryops africanus Lydekker 1890 [nomen dubium], Eryops oweni Lydekker 1890 [nomen dubium], Gondwanosaurus Lydekker 1885 [nomen dubium], Gondwanosaurus bijoriensis Lydekker 1885 [nomen dubium], Phrynosuchidae Romer 1945 [synonym], Rhinecepidae Ochev 1966 [synonym], Uranocentrodon madagascarensis Ochev 1966 [nomen dubium], Uranocentrodontidae Romer 1947 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections (26 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kungurian | Brazil (Piaui) | Rhinesuchidae indet. (180814) | |
| Kungurian | Brazil (Maranhao) | Rhinesuchidae indet. (180815) | |
| Roadian - Wuchiapingian | Brazil (Santa Catarina ) | Parapytanga catarinensis (184288) | |
| Wordian - Wuchiapingian | Brazil (Paraná) | Australerpeton cosgriffi (185753 186658) | |
| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Rhinesuchoides tenuiceps (198720) Rhinesuchus avenanti (93096) Rhinesuchus whaitsi (89650 93097 176244) | |
| Capitanian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Rhinesuchidae indet., Rhinesuchus sp. (176246) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Malawi (Northern Region) | Rhinesuchus nyasaensis (176291) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Rhinesuchus sp., Eryops africanus (171377) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Laccosaurus watsoni (144272) Rhinesuchus capensis (144271) Rhinesuchus rubidgei (174626) | |
| Lopingian | South Africa (Free State) | Uranocentrodon senekalensis (196714) | |
| Lopingian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Gondwanosaurus bijoriensis (186681) Rhinesuchus wadiai (156990) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Muchocephalus muchos (80178) | |
| Induan | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) | Broomistega putterilli (143714) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | Russian Federation (Kirov) | Rhinesuchus wolgodvinensis (159893) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | Russian Federation (Kostroma) | Rhinesuchus wolgodvinensis (159892) Rhinesuchus wolgodwinensis (159891) | |
| Induan - Olenekian | South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) | Broomistega putterilli (34815) | |
| Induan - Olenekian | South Africa (Free State) | Lydekkerina putterilli (88282) |