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Elachistosuchus
Taxonomy
Elachistosuchus was named by Janensch (1949). It is the type genus of Elachistosuchidae, Elachistosuchoidea.
It was assigned to Elachistosuchidae by Kuhn (1966); to Sphenodontidae by Kuhn (1971); and to Neodiapsida by Sobral et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Elachistosuchidae by Kuhn (1966); to Sphenodontidae by Kuhn (1971); and to Neodiapsida by Sobral et al. (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1949 | Elachistosuchus Janensch |
| 1966 | Elachistosuchus Kuhn p. 75 |
| 1971 | Elachistosuchus Kuhn p. 10 |
| 2015 | Elachistosuchus Sobral et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||