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Patranomodon nyaphulii

Anomodontia

Taxonomy
Patranomodon nyaphulii was named by Rubidge and Hopson (1990). Its type specimen is NMQR 3000, a skull, and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Patranomodon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Patranomodon nyaphulii Rubidge and Hopson p. 44 figs. 1-3

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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()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
Chainosauria()
genusPatranomodon
speciesnyaphulii

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.

Patranomodon nyaphulii Rubidge and Hopson 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:20
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:20
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28South Africa (Western Cape) Patranomodon nyaphulii (221401)