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Emyduranus

Anomodontia - Pristerodontidae

Taxonomy
Emyduranus was named by Broom (1921). Its type is Emyduranus platyops.

It was assigned to Pristerodontidae by Carroll (1988); and to Pristerodontinae by King (1988).

Species
E. gracilis, E. platyops (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Emyduranus Broom
1988Emyduranus Carroll
1988Emyduranus King

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
superfamilyPristerodontoidea
familyPristerodontidae
subfamilyPristerodontinae
genusEmyduranus

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. †Emyduranus Broom 1921
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Emyduranus gracilis Broom 1935
Emyduranus platyops Broom 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:45
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Western Cape) E. gracilis (22661)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Northern Cape) E. platyops (174666)