Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Elpidosauria (disused)

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Elpidosauria was named by Hay (1930).

It was assigned to Poeciloglyptica by Hay (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Elpidosauria Hay p. 45

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassPoeciloglyptica
superorderElpidosauria
superorderElpidosauria

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.

Superor. †Elpidosauria Hay 1930
show all | hide all
Or. †Sphenacodontomorphi Hay 1930
hide
Subor. †Edaphosauriformes Hay 1930
hide
Invalid names: Naosauri Jaekel 1910 [replaced]
Invalid names: Caseiformes Hay 1930 [empty], Poliosauriformes Hay 1930 [empty], Sphenacodontiformes Hay 1930 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available