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Gorgodon

Osteichthyes - Phthinosuchidae

Taxonomy
Gorgodon was named by Olson (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Gorgodon minutus.

It was assigned to Phthinosuchidae by Olson (1962); and to Eotitanosuchia by Carroll (1988).

Species
G. minutus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Gorgodon Olson p. 55 figs. 24, Pl. 12
1988Gorgodon Carroll

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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()
suborderGorgonopsia
infraorderGorgonopida
superfamilyRubidgeoideaBroom 1938
familyPhthinosuchidaeEfremov 1954
genusGorgodon

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. †Gorgodon Olson 1962
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†Gorgodon minutus Olson 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:07
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:07
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian - Roadian283.3 - 266.9USA (Texas) G. minutus (79600)