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Emydorhinus

Osteichthyes - Anomodontia

Taxonomy
Emydorhinus was named by Broom (1935). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dicynodontia by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Emydorhinus Broom
1988Emydorhinus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
genusEmydorhinusBroom 1935

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. †Emydorhinus Broom 1935
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†Emydorhinus sciuroides Broom 1921
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Invalid names: Emydorhinus fragilis Broom 1935 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902South Africa (Eastern Cape) Emydopsis sciuroides, E. fragilis (80219)