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Hofmeyria

Osteichthyes - Therocephalia

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

It was assigned to Hofmeyriidae by Carroll (1988); and to Whaitsioidea by Huttenlocker and Smith (2017).

Species
H. atavus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Hofmeyria Broom
1988Hofmeyria Carroll
2017Hofmeyria Huttenlocker and Smith

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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()
orderTherocephalia
—EutherocephaliaHopson and Barghusen 1986
superfamilyWhaitsioideaHaughton 1918
genusHofmeyriaBroom 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. †Hofmeyria Broom 1935
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†Hofmeyria atavus Broom 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:57
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

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) H. atavus (174666 178870)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Eastern Cape) H. atavus (80826)