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Reptiliomorpha

Taxonomy
Reptiliomorpha was named by Säve-Söderbergh (1934). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eutetrapoda by Säve-Söderbergh (1934); to Tetrapoda by Haubold et al. (2005); and to Tetrapoda by Arbez et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Anthracosauria (syn. Anthracosaurida)
Sister taxa
Anthracosauria (syn. Anthracosaurida)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Reptiliomorpha Säve-Söderbergh pp. 11, 17-18 fig. 5
2005Reptiliomorpha Haubold et al.
2019Reptiliomorpha Arbez et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Reptiliomorpha

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.

Unr. Reptiliomorpha Säve-Söderbergh 1934
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Unr. Anthracosauria Säve-Söderbergh 1934
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Subcl. †Amphibiosauria Kuhn 1967
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Invalid names: Batrachosauria Efremov 1946 [replaced]
Subor. †Diplomeri Romer 1964
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Invalid names: Diplovertebrontidae [empty]
Unr. †Embolomera Cope 1880
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Fm. †Archeriidae Kuhn 1965
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G. †Cricotus Cope 1875
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†Cricotus crassidiscus Cope 1884
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Invalid names: Cricotus hypantricus Cope 1886 [synonym]
†Cricotus heteroclitus Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Cricotus discophorus Cope 1877 [synonym], Cricotus gibsonii Cope 1877 [synonym]
G. †Spondylerpeton Moodie 1912
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Invalid names: Spondylerpeton spinatum Moodie 1912 [nomen vanum]
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G. †Eoherpeton Panchen 1975
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†Eoherpeton watsoni Panchen 1975
Subor. †Gephyrostegida
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Fm. †Gephyrostegidae Jaekel 1909
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G. †Bruktererpeton Boy and Bandel 1973
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†Bruktererpeton fiebigi Boy and Bandel 1973
G. †Eusauropleura Romer 1930
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G. †Gephyrostegus Jaekel 1902
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†Gephyrostegus bohemicus Jaekel 1902
†Gephyrostegus watsoni Brough and Brough 1967
Fm. †Proterogyrinidae Romer 1970
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G. †Papposaurus Watson 1914
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†Papposaurus traquairi Watson 1914
G. †Proterogyrinus Romer 1970
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Invalid names: Mauchchunkia bassa Hotton, III 1970 [synonym]
Invalid names: Mauchchunkia Hotton, III 1970 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anthracosaurida [synonym], Gephyrostegoidea [empty], Mauchchunkiidae Hotton, III 1970 [empty], Schizomeri Romer 1964 [empty], Seymouriamorphoidea [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 100000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 3 gs
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: s = species, g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Holman 2000, Witton 2008, Carroll 1988, Head 2005, Greene 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Peczkis 1995, Legendre 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Greenlandian or 426.70000 to 0.00820 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 422.7 Ma

Collections (43867 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Wales) Keilorites sp. (74805)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Virginia) Dromopus aduncus (104796)
Tournaisian - Gzhelian358.86 - 298.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Pseudobradypus sp. (27703)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Eoherpeton watsoni (174421)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (England) Anthracosauria indet., Eoherpeton watsoni (22726)
Serpukhovian - Bashkirian330.3 - 315.2Canada (Nova Scotia) Proterogyrinidae indet. (175248)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (West Virginia) Proterogyrinus scheelei, Mauchchunkia bassa (124949)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Lysorophus sp. (177139)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Massachusetts) Dromopus woodworthi (34780)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Wyoming) Steganoposaurus belli (197983)
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Germany (Westphalia) Bruktererpeton fiebigi (175907)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Lysorophus sp. (175174)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Hylonomus lyelli, Asaphestera intermedia, Leiocephalikon problematicum, Trachystegos megalodon (86946) Hylonomus wymani, Hylonomus latidens, Hylonomus lyelli, Hylerpeton curtidentatum, Protoclepsydrops haplous, Amblyodon problematicum, Leiocephalikon eutheton, Hylerpeton dawsoni (28069)
Westphalian A - Westphalian B318.7 - 314.6USA (Arizona) Elfridia bulbidens (92271)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Dendromaia unamakiensis (207132)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Diabloroter bolti (201784)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czechia Adenoderma gracilis (125662)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4Canada (Nova Scotia) Paleothyris acadiana, Echinerpeton intermedium, Clepsydrops sp., Archaeothyris florensis, Limnostygis relictus (80111)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Cephalerpeton ventriarmatum, Infernovenator steenae, Brachydectes newberryi, Joermungandr bolti, Spondylerpeton spinatum (79598)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4Czechia (Pilsen) Amniota indet., Brouffia orientalis, Coelostegus prothales, Hylonomus acuminatus, Archaeothyris sp., Sparodus validus, Gephyrostegus watsoni, Gephyrostegus bohemicus (84835)