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Cryptocynodon

Osteichthyes - Anomodontia

Taxonomy
Cryptocynodon was named by Seeley (1894). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Endothiodontia by Seeley (1894); to Anomodontia by Broom (1913); and to Dicynodontia by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Cryptocynodon Seeley
1913Cryptocynodon Broom
1988Cryptocynodon 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()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
Endothiodontia(Owen 1876)
genusCryptocynodon

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. †Cryptocynodon Seeley 1894
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Cryptocynodon schroederi Janensch 1952
Cryptocynodon simus Seeley 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:32
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:32
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004

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 (Limpopo) C. simus (178198)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Northern Cape) C. schroederi (179590)