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Pachydectes

Burnetiidae

Taxonomy
Pachydectes was named by Rubidge et al. (2006). Its type is Pachydectes elsi.

It was assigned to Burnetiidae by Rubidge et al. (2006) and Sidor and Smith (2007); and to Burnetiinae by Kammerer (2016).

Species
P. elsi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Pachydectes Rubidge et al. pp. 740-741
2007Pachydectes Sidor and Smith
2016Pachydectes Kammerer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderBiarmosuchia
—Burnetiamorpha()
familyBurnetiidae()
subfamilyBurnetiinaeBroom 1923
genusPachydectes

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. †Pachydectes Rubidge et al. 2006
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†Pachydectes elsi Rubidge et al. 2006
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, Carroll 1988

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Eastern Cape) P. elsi (75450)