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Knoxosaurus

Phthinosuchidae

Taxonomy
Knoxosaurus was named by Olson (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Knoxosaurus niteckii.

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

Species
K. niteckii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Knoxosaurus Olson p. 54 figs. 21A, B
1988Knoxosaurus Carroll

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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()
suborderGorgonopsia
infraorderGorgonopida
superfamilyRubidgeoideaBroom 1938
familyPhthinosuchidaeEfremov 1954
genusKnoxosaurus

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. †Knoxosaurus Olson 1962
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Knoxosaurus niteckii Olson 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:07
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:07
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian - Roadian279.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) K. niteckii (79600)