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Pristerodontidae

Anomodontia - Pristerodontidae

Taxonomy
Pristerodontidae was named by King (1988). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pristerodontia by Carroll (1988); and to Pristerodontoidea by King (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Pristerodontidae Carroll
1988Pristerodontidae King

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
superfamilyPristerodontoidea
familyPristerodontidae
familyPristerodontidae

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. †Pristerodontidae King 1988
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G. †Eurychororhinus Broili and Schroeder 1935
Subfm. †Pristerodontinae Haughton and Brink 1954
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G. †Emydorhynchus Broom 1913
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†Emydorhynchus formosus Broom 1935
G. †Emyduranus Broom 1921
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†Emyduranus gracilis Broom 1935
†Emyduranus platyops Broom 1921
G. †Synostocephalus Broili and Schroeder 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, 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 (Northern Cape) Emyduranus platyops, Emydorhynchus formosus (174666)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Zambia (Eastern) Pristerodontinae indet. (86257)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Western Cape) Emyduranus gracilis (22661)