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Eureptilia (eureptile)

Reptilia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Eureptilia Olson pp. 44, 45
1953Eureptilia Olson and Beerbower p. 396
1959Eureptilia Seltin p. 465
1962Eureptilia Olson p. 14
1962Eureptilia Olson and Barghusen p. 15
1985Eureptilia Benton p. 153
1995Eureptilia Laurin and Reisz p. 172

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

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.

Subcl. Eureptilia Olson 1947 [eureptile]
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Fm. †Captorhinidae Case 1911
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G. †Acrodenta Dutuit 1976
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†Acrodenta irerhi Dutuit 1976
G. †Baeotherates May and Cifelli 1998
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†Baeotherates fortsillensis May and Cifelli 1998
G. †Captorhinoides Olson 1951
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G. †Captorhinus Cope 1896
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†Captorhinus aguti Cope 1882
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Invalid names: Bayloria morei Olson 1941 [synonym], Captorhinus aduncus Cope 1896 [synonym], Captorhinus angusticeps Cope 1896 [synonym], Captorhinus isolomus Cope 1896 [synonym], Hypopnous squaliceps Cope 1896 [synonym], Paracaptorhinus neglectus Watson 1954 [synonym]
†Captorhinus kierani deBraga et al. 2019
†Captorhinus laticeps Williston 1909
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Invalid names: Labidosaurus oklahomensis Seltin 1959 [synonym]
†Captorhinus magnus Kissel et al. 2002
Invalid names: Bayloria Olson 1941 [synonym], Ectocynodon Cope 1878 [invalid subgroup], Eocaptorhinus Heaton 1979 [synonym], Hypopnous Cope 1896 [synonym], Paracaptorhinus Watson 1954 [synonym]
G. †Euconcordia Reisz et al. 2016
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†Euconcordia cunninghami Müller and Reisz 2005
Invalid names: Concordia Müller and Reisz 2005 [replaced]
G. †Helodectes Cope 1880
G. †Labidosaurikos Stovall 1950
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†Labidosaurikos meachami Stovall 1950
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Invalid names: Labidosaurikos barkeri Olson 1954 [synonym]
G. †Labidosauriscus Modesto et al. 2018
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†Labidosauriscus richardi Modesto et al. 2018
G. †Labidosaurus Cope 1896
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†Labidosaurus broilii Case 1911
†Labidosaurus hamatus Cope 1896
Subfm. †Moradisaurinae de Ricqlès and Taquet 1982
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G. †Captorhinikos Olson 1954
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†Captorhinikos parvus Olson 1970
†Captorhinikos valensis Olson 1954
G. †Gansurhinus Reisz et al. 2011
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†Gansurhinus qingtoushanensis Reisz et al. 2011
G. †Gecatogomphius Vjushkov and Chudinov 1957
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†Gecatogomphius kavejevi Vjushkov and Chudinov 1957
G. †Hyloidichnus Gilmore 1927
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†Hyloidichnus bifurcatus Gilmore 1927
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Invalid names: Hyloidichnus whitei Gilmore 1928 [synonym]
†Hyloidichnus major Heyler and Lessertisseur 1963
†Hyloidichnus minor Heyler and Lessertisseur 1963
†Hyloidichnus triasicus Biron and Dutuit 1981
G. †Kahneria Olson 1962
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†Kahneria seltina Olson 1962
G. †Moradisaurus Taquet 1969
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†Moradisaurus grandis Taquet 1969
G. †Rothianiscus Kuhn 1961
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†Rothianiscus multidonta Olson and Beerbower 1953
†Rothianiscus robusta Olson 1965
Invalid names: Rothia Olson and Beerbower 1953 [replaced]
G. †Opisthodontosaurus Reisz et al. 2015
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†Opisthodontosaurus carrolli Reisz et al. 2015
G. †Protocaptorhinus Clark and Carroll 1973
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†Protocaptorhinus pricei Clark and Carroll 1973
Invalid names: Pleuristion Case 1902 [nomen dubium], Pleuristion brachycoelous Case 1902 [nomen dubium]
G. †Reiszorhinus Sumida et al. 2010
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†Reiszorhinus olsoni Sumida et al. 2010
G. †Rhiodenticulatus Berman and Reisz 1986
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†Rhiodenticulatus heatoni Berman and Reisz 1986
G. †Romeria Price 1937
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†Romeria prima Clark and Carroll 1973
†Romeria texana Price 1937
G. †Saurorictus Modesto and Smith 2001
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†Saurorictus australis Modesto and Smith 2001
Invalid names: Captorhininae Case 1911 [empty], Pariotichidae Cope 1883 [synonym], Riabininus Ivakhnenko 1990 [nomen dubium], Riabininus uralensis Riabinin 1915 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Protorothyrididae Price 1937
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G. †Paleothyris Carroll 1969
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†Paleothyris acadiana Carroll 1969
Invalid names: Romeriidae Price 1937 [invalid subgroup]
Unr. Romeriida Gauthier et al. 1988
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Unr. Diapsida Osborn 1903 [diapsid]
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G. †Adelosaurus Watson 1914
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†Adelosaurus huxleyi Hancock and Howse 1870
Unr. †Araeoscelidia Williston 1913
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Fm. †Araeoscelidae Williston 1910
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G. †Araeoscelis Williston 1910
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Invalid names: Ophiodeirus Broom 1913 [synonym]
G. †Kadaliosaurus Credner 1889
G. †Zarcasaurus Brinkman et al. 1984
Invalid names: Kadaliosauridae Williston 1912 [synonym]
Fm. †Petrolacosauridae Peabody 1952
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G. †Petrolacosaurus Lane 1945
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Invalid names: Podargosaurus Lane 1945 [synonym]
G. †Spinoaequalis deBraga and Reisz 1995
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†Spinoaequalis schultzei deBraga and Reisz 1995
Unr. Archosauromorpha Huene 1946 [archosauromorph]
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G. †Aenigmastropheus Ezcurra et al. 2014
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†Aenigmastropheus parringtoni Ezcurra et al. 2014
G. †Arctosaurus Adams 1875
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†Arctosaurus osborni Adams 1875
Unr. †Crocopoda Ezcurra 2016
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Unr. †Allokotosauria Nesbitt et al. 2015
Unr. †Archosauriformes Gauthier 1986
G. †Boreopricea Tatarinov 1978
G. †Eorasaurus Sennikov 1997
Fm. †Prolacertidae Parrington 1935
G. †Prolacertoides Young 1973
Unr. †Rhynchosauria Osborn 1903 [rhynchosaur]
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Invalid names: Gnathodontia Owen 1859 [synonym]
G. †Tasmaniosaurus Camp and Banks 1978
Invalid names: Ankistrodon Huxley 1865 [nomen dubium], Ankistrodon indicus Huxley 1865 [nomen dubium], Blomia Sennikov 1992 [nomen dubium], Blomia georgii Sennikov 1992 [nomen dubium], Tsylmosuchus Sennikov 1990 [nomen dubium], Tsylmosuchus donensis Sennikov 1990 [nomen dubium], Tsylmosuchus jakovlevi Sennikov 1990 [nomen dubium]
G. †Czatkowiella Borsuk−Białynicka and Evans 2009
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†Czatkowiella harae Borsuk−Białynicka and Evans 2009
G. †Elessaurus De-Oliveira et al. 2020
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†Elessaurus gondwanoccidens De-Oliveira et al. 2020
Superfm. †Helveticosauroidea Rieppel 1989
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Fm. †Helveticosauridae Peyer 1955
G. †Jesairosaurus Jalil 1997
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†Jesairosaurus lehmani Jalil 1997
G. †Mecistotrachelos Fraser et al. 2007
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†Mecistotrachelos apeoros Fraser et al. 2007
Unr. †Prolacertiformes Camp 1945
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G. †Cosesaurus Ellenberger and Villalta 1974
Fm. †Podopterygidae Sharov 1971
G. †Rhombopholis Owen 1866
Or. †Protorosauria Huxley 1871
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G. †Fuyuansaurus Fraser et al. 2013
G. †Pectodens Li et al. 2017
Fm. †Protorosauridae Cope 1871
Fm. †Sharovipterygidae Tatarinov 1989
Invalid names: Proterosauria Seeley 1887 [synonym]
G. †Protorosaurus Meyer 1830
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†Protorosaurus speneri Meyer 1832
Fm. †Tanystropheidae Gervais 1859
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G. †Amotosaurus Fraser and Rieppel 2006
G. †Augustaburiania Sennikov 2011
G. †Dinocephalosaurus Li 2003
G. †Gwyneddichnium Bock 1952
G. †Langobardisaurus Renesto 1994
G. †Macrocnemus Nopcsa 1930
G. †Protanystropheus Sennikov 2011
G. †Raibliania Dalla Vecchia 2020
G. †Sclerostropheus Spiekman and Scheyer 2019
G. †Tanystropheus von Meyer 1852
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Invalid names: Macroscelosaurus Münster 1852 [synonym], Pectenosaurus Huene 1902 [synonym], Procerosaurus Huene 1902 [synonym], Tribelesodon Bassani 1886 [synonym]
G. †Tanytrachelos Olsen 1979
Invalid names: Macroscelosauridae Kuhn 1935 [synonym], Tribelesodontidae Nopcsa 1923 [synonym]
Unr. †Teraterpetidae Sues 2003
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G. †Teraterpeton Sues 2003
G. †Teyujagua Pinheiro et al. 2016
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†Teyujagua paradoxa Pinheiro et al. 2016
Fm. †Trilophosauridae Gregory 1945
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G. †Spinosuchus Huene 1932
G. †Tricuspisaurus Robinson 1957
G. †Variodens Robinson 1957
Invalid names: Chasmatosuchus vjushkovi Ochev 1961 [nomen dubium], Exilisuchus Ochev 1979 [nomen dubium], Exilisuchus tubercularis Ochev 1979 [nomen dubium], Gwyneddosaurus Bock 1945 [nomen dubium], Megalancosauridae Olshevsky 1991 [empty], Ocolurtaia Rusconi 1947 [nomen dubium], Ocolurtaia arquata Rusconi 1947 [nomen dubium], Rhabdopelix longispinis Cope 1866 [nomen dubium]
G. †Dolerosaurus Butler 2013
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†Dolerosaurus trauthi Huene 1939
Unr. †Drepanosauromorpha Renesto et al. 2010
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G. †Ancistronychus Gonçalves and Sidor 2019
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†Ancistronychus paradoxus Gonçalves and Sidor 2019
Fm. †Drepanosauridae Berman and Reisz 1992
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G. †Avicranium Pritchard and Nesbitt 2017
G. †Dolabrosaurus Berman and Reisz 1992
G. †Kyrgyzsaurus Alifanov and Kurochkin 2011
Unr. †Megalancosaurinae Renesto et al. 2010
G. †Skybalonyx Jenkins et al. 2021
Unr. †Elyurosauria Renesto et al. 2010
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G. †Vallesaurus Renesto and Binelli 2006
G. †Hypuronector Colbert and Olsen 2001
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†Hypuronector limnaios Colbert and Olsen 2001
Unr. Eosuchia Broom 1914
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G. †Aenigmasaurus Parrington 1953
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†Aenigmasaurus grallator Parrington 1953
Unr. †Avicephala Senter 2004
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G. †Coelurosauravus Piveteau 1926
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Invalid names: Daedalosaurus Carroll 1978 [synonym], Gracilisaurus Weigelt 1930 [synonym]
G. †Longisquama Sharov 1970
Invalid names: Simiosauria Senter 2004 [empty]
Fm. †Heleosauridae Haughton 1924
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G. †Heleophilus Broom 1909
G. †Heleosuchus Broom 1913
Unr. Neodiapsida Benton 1985
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G. †Acallosuchus Long and Murry 1995
Fm. †Claudiosauridae Carroll 1981
Unr. †Euryapsida Colbert 1945
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Invalid names: Synaptosauria Williston 1925 [synonym]
G. †Galesphyrus Broom 1914
G. †Lacertulus Carroll and Thompson 1982
G. †Orovenator Reisz et al. 2011
G. †Palaeagama Broom 1926
Unr. Sauria Gauthier 1984 [crown diapsid]
Subor. Sauria MacCartney 1802
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Invalid names: Saurii Latreille 1800 [synonym]
G. †Saurosternon Huxley 1868
G. †Sphodrosaurus Colbert 1960
Fm. †Weigeltisauridae Kuhn 1939
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Invalid names: Coelurosauravidae Carroll 1978 [synonym]
Unr. †Younginiformes Romer 1933
Invalid names: Galesphyridae Currie 1981 [empty]
Invalid names: Acerosodontosauridae [empty], Noteosuchidae Broom 1925 [empty], Palaeagamidae Broom 1926 [empty]
G. †Faxinalipterus Bonaparte et al. 2010
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†Faxinalipterus minima Bonaparte et al. 2010
G. †Horaffia Klein and Hagdorn 2014
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†Horaffia kugleri Klein and Hagdorn 2014
Or. †Hupehsuchia Carroll and Dong 1991
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G. †Eohupehsuchus Chen et al. 2014
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†Eohupehsuchus brevicollis Chen et al. 2014
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G. †Hupehsuchus Young and Dong 1972
G. †Nanchangasaurus Wang 1959
Subfm. †Parahupehsuchinae Chen et al. 2015
G. †Parahupehsuchus Chen et al. 2014
G. †Nanchangosaurus Wang 1959
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†Nanchangosaurus suni Wang 1959
Invalid names: Nanchangosauridae Wang 1959 [empty]
Unr. †Ichthyosauromorpha Motani et al. 2015
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G. †Baisesaurus Ren et al. 2022
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†Baisesaurus robustus Ren et al. 2022
Unr. †Ichthyosauriformes Motani et al. 2015
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Unr. †Ichthyopterygia Owen 1840
Unr. †Nasorostra Jiang et al. 2016
G. †Lanthanolania Modesto and Reisz 2002
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†Lanthanolania ivakhnenkoi Modesto and Reisz 2002
G. †Palacrodon Broom 1906
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†Palacrodon browni Broom 1906
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Invalid names: Fremouwsaurus geludens Gow 1992 [synonym]
Invalid names: Fremouwsaurus Gow 1992 [synonym]
Subor. †Sauropterygia Owen 1859
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G. †Atopodentatus Cheng et al. 2014
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†Atopodentatus unicus Cheng et al. 2014
Or. †Eosauropterygia Rieppel 1994
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G. †Corosaurus Case 1936
Fm. †Cymatosauridae von Huene
G. †Dawazisaurus Cheng et al. 2016
G. †Diandongosaurus Shang et al. 2011
G. †Dianmeisaurus Shang and Li 2015
G. †Hispaniasaurus Marquez-Aliaga et al. 2017
G. †Majiashanosaurus Jiang et al. 2014
Fm. †Nothosauridae Baur 1889
Superfm. †Nothosauroidea Huene 1956
Subor. †Pachypleurosauria Nopcsa 1928
Superfm. †Pachypleurosauroidea Huene 1956
G. †Panzhousaurus Jiang et al. 2018
Subor. †Pistosauroidea Baur 1887
G. †Qianxisaurus Cheng et al. 2012
G. †Wumengosaurus Jiang et al. 2008
Invalid names: Nothosaurus picardi Chop 1857 [nomen dubium]
G. †Ischyrosaurus Cope 1869
Subor. †Nanchangosauroidea Wang 1959
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Invalid names: Nothosauravidae Kuhn 1964 [empty]
Or. †Nothosauria Baur 1889 [nothosaur]
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Fm. †Lariosauridae Gervais 1859
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Invalid names: Macromirosauridae Baur 1886 [synonym]
G. †Partanosaurus Skuphos 1893
G. †Phygosaurus Arthaber 1924
G. †Pontopus
Fm. †Simosauridae Nopcsa 1928
Invalid names: Anarosauridae Jaekel 1910 [empty], Corosauridae Kuhn 1961 [empty], Germanosauridae Rieppel 2000 [empty], Neusticosauridae [empty], Proneusticosauridae Huene 1952 [empty]
Unr. †Pistosauria Baur 1890
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G. †Augustasaurus Sander 1997
G. †Bobosaurus Dalla Vecchia 2006
G. †Pistosaurus Meyer 1839
Unr. †Plesiosauria de Blainville 1835 [plesiosaur]
Invalid names: Pistosauridae Zittel 1887 [empty]
Or. †Placodontia Cope 1871 [placodont]
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G. †Chelyposuchus Romer 1966
Fm. †Cyamodontidae Nopcsa 1923
Subor. †Cyamodontoidea Nopcsa 1923
Subor. †Henodontida Kuhn 1961
G. †Negevodus Mazin 1986
Fm. †Paraplacodontidae Peyer and Kuhn-Schnyder 1955
G. †Pararcus Klein and Scheyer 2014
Superfm. †Placodontoidea Nopcsa 1923
Invalid names: Hemilopadidae Jaekel 1910 [empty], Placodontida Peyer and Kun-Schnyder 1955 [empty], Priscochelys hegnabrunnensis Karl 2005 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Placodontiformes Neenan et al. 2013
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G. †Palatodonta Neenan et al. 2013
Invalid names: Cercidopleura Seeley 1892 [empty], Dicranopleura Seeley 1892 [empty], Eusauropterygia Tschanz 1989 [empty], Microleptosaurus Skuphos 1893 [nomen dubium], Nothosauriformes Storrs 1991 [empty], Simosauria Gervais 1845 [empty]
Fm. †Saurosphargidae Li et al. 2011
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G. †Hemilopas Meyer 1834
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†Hemilopas mentzeli Meyer 1847
G. †Largocephalosaurus Cheng et al. 2012
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†Largocephalosaurus polycarpon Cheng et al. 2012
†Largocephalosaurus qianensis Li et al. 2013
G. †Sinosaurosphargis Li et al. 2011
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Invalid names: Saurosphargis Frech 1903 [nomen dubium]
G. †Stauromatodon Sobral et al. 2021
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†Stauromatodon mohli Sobral et al. 2021
Unr. †Thalattosauriformes Nicholls 1999
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Or. †Thalattosauria Merriam 1905
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Superfm. †Askeptosauroidea Wu et al. 2009
Superfm. †Thalattosauroidea Nopcsa 1928
Invalid names: Diaptosauria Osborn 1903 [empty], Endennasauridae [empty], Fremouwsauridae Gow 1992 [empty], Prodiapsida [empty], Rysosteus Owen 1842 [nomen dubium], Utahdactylus Czerkas and Mickelson 2002 [nomen dubium], Utahdactylus kateae Czerkas and Mickelson 2002 [nomen dubium]
G. †Thuringothyris Boy and Martens 1991
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†Thuringothyris mahlendorffae Boy and Martens 1991
Invalid names: Captorhina Olson 1947 [empty], Parapsida Williston 1917 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 100000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 10 gg
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Holman 2000, Peczkis 1995, Hendy et al. 2009, Greene 1997, Carroll 1988, Witton 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Holocene or 318.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 314.6 Ma

Collections (20191 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6Canada (Nova Scotia) Hylonomus latidens, Hylonomus lyelli, Hylerpeton curtidentatum, Hylonomus wymani (28069) Hylonomus lyelli (86946)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 306.95Canada (Nova Scotia) Paleothyris acadiana (80111)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95Czech Republic (Pilsen) Hylonomus acuminatus, Brouffia orientalis, Coelostegus prothales (84835)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Illinois) Cephalerpeton ventriarmatum (79598)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Ohio) Sauropleura longipes (85292)
Missourian305.9 - 303.4USA (Kansas) Petrolacosaurus kansensis, Podargosaurus hibbardi (80784)
Virgilian303.4 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Spinoaequalis schultzei, Concordia cunninghami (68427)
Virgilian - Wolfcamp303.4 - 268.0USA (New Mexico) Rhiodenticulatus heatoni (77412)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Protorothyris archeri, Romeria primus (79163)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (West Virginia) Melanothyris morani (85178)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Aphelosaurus lutevensis (171350)
Cisuralian298.9 - 272.3Brazil Captorhinikos sp. (218110)
Permian298.9 - 252.17Niger (Agadez) Moradisaurus grandis (227010)
Permian298.9 - 252.17USA (Oklahoma) Captorhinus aguti (221389 221392) Captorhinus aguti, Eocaptorhinus sp. (221391)
Wolfcamp296.4 - 268.0USA (New Mexico) Captorhinidae indet. (181075) Captorhinidae sp. (85433 85434 85435 85436 85437) Captorhinus aguti (85339) Rhiodenticulatus heatoni (80833) Zarcasaurus tanyderus (171346)
Wolfcamp296.4 - 268.0USA (Texas) Romeria texana (79162 84715)
Wolfcamp296.4 - 268.0USA (Colorado) Captorhinidae indet. (85479)
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1Germany (Saxony) Kadaliosaurus priscus (52522)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Germany (Thuringia) Thuringothyris mahlendorffae (80112)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Bolosaurus striatus (13044) Captorhinus aguti (80741) Protocaptorhinus pricei (84716 85112)