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Elph

Anomodontia - Dicynodontidae

Taxonomy
Elph was named by Kurkin (1999). It is not extant. Its type is Elph borealis.

It was assigned to Dicynodontidae by Kurkin (1999) and Ivakhnenko (2003); and to Dicynodontinae by Ivakhnenko (2008).

Species
E. borealis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Elph Kurkin p. 90
2003Elph Ivakhnenko
2008Elph Ivakhnenko

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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
orderDicynodontia()
familyDicynodontidaeOwen 1859
genusElph

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. †Elph Kurkin 1999
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Elph borealis Kurkin 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available