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Kannemeyeriiformes

Anomodontia

Taxonomy

Kannemeyeriiformes was named by Huene (1948). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Kannemeyeriiformes by Kammerer et al. (2013) and Maisch and Matzke (2014).

It was assigned to Dicynodontoidea by Hancox et al. (2013); and to Dicynodontia by Fröbisch (2009), Kammerer et al. (2013) and Maisch and Matzke (2014).

Subtaxa

Angonisaurus, Brachybrachium, Brachybrachium brevipes, Calleonasus furvus, Cristonasus koltaeviensis, Dicynodon tener, Dicynodon turpior, Elatosaurus facetus, Elephantosaurus, Nasoplanites danilovi, Parvobestiola bashkiriensis, Repelinosaurus, Woznikella

Synonyms

Dicynodon tener was named by Huene (1935). Its type specimen is GPIT, uncatalogued, a partial skull ( skull fragments), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cynodontier-Sanga (excavation 39), Chiniquá, which is in a Ladinian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil.

It was recombined as Dinodontosaurus tener by Cox (1965); it was considered a nomen dubium by Lucas and Harris (1996).
Dicynodon turpior was named by Huene (1935). Its type specimen is GPIT unnumbered, a limb element (Humerus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baum-Sanga (excavation 42), Chiniquá, which is in a Ladinian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Maria Formation of Brazil.

It was recombined as Dinodontosaurus turpior by Cox (1965); it was considered a nomen dubium by Lucas and Harris (1996).
Brachybrachium was named by Williston (1904). Its type is Brachybrachium brevipes.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Lucas and Hunt (1993) and Kammerer et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Dicynodontidae by Hay (1930).
Brachybrachium brevipes was named by Williston (1904). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Little Popo Agie River, Williston 1904, which is in a Carnian terrestrial horizon in the Popo Agie Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Brachybrachium.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Lucas and Hunt (1993) and Kammerer et al. (2013).
Calleonasus furvus was named by Kalandadze (1985) [Named by Kalandadze in Kalandadze & Sennikov 1985.]. Its type specimen is PIN 525/266, a partial skull (Left nasal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Starokoltaevo II (Locality 9), which is in an Anisian channel sandstone in the Donguz Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Calleonasus.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Fröbisch (2009) and Kammerer et al. (2013).
Elatosaurus facetus was named by Kalandadze (1985) [Named by Kalandadze in Kalandadze & Sennikov 1985.]. Its type specimen is PIN 2867/1, a partial skull (nasal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Starokoltaevo III (Locality 10), which is in an Anisian deltaic sandstone in the Donguz Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Elatosaurus.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Fröbisch (2009) and Kammerer et al. (2013).
Parvobestiola bashkiriensis was named by Surkov (1999). Its type specimen is SGU 161/188, a partial skull (Partial skull roof), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Starokoltaevo III (Locality 10), which is in an Anisian deltaic sandstone in the Donguz Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Parvobestiola.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Fröbisch (2009) and Kammerer et al. (2013).
Cristonasus koltaeviensis was named by Surkov (1999). Its type specimen is SGU 161/29, a partial skull (Premaxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Starokoltaevo III (Locality 10), which is in an Anisian deltaic sandstone in the Donguz Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Cristonasus.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Fröbisch (2009) and Kammerer et al. (2013).
Nasoplanites danilovi was named by Surkov (1999). Its type specimen is SGU 161/37, a partial skull (Premaxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Starokoltaevo III (Locality 10), which is in an Anisian deltaic sandstone in the Donguz Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Nasoplanites.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Fröbisch (2009) and Kammerer et al. (2013).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1904	Brachybrachium Williston p. 694 fig. 5
1904	Brachybrachium brevipes Williston p. 694 fig. 5
1930	Brachybrachium Hay p. 63
1930	Brachybrachium brevipes Hay p. 63
1935	Dicynodon tener Huene p. 67 figs. 15-19
1935	Dicynodon turpior Huene p. 76 figs. Pl. 10:6-18
1948	Kannemeyeriiformes Huene
1965	Dinodontosaurus tener Cox
1965	Dinodontosaurus turpior Cox
1985	Elatosaurus facetus Kalandadze
1985	Calleonasus furvus Kalandadze p. 80
1999	Cristonasus koltaeviensis Surkov
1999	Nasoplanites danilovi Surkov
1999	Parvobestiola bashkiriensis Surkov
2000	Calleonasus furvus Battail and Surkov
2000	Elatosaurus facetus Battail and Surkov
2003	Cristonasus koltaeviensis Tverdokhlebov et al.
2003	Parvobestiola bashkiriensis Tverdokhlebov et al.
2008	Calleonasus furvus Ivakhnenko
2008	Cristonasus koltaeviensis Ivakhnenko
2008	Elatosaurus facetus Ivakhnenko
2008	Nasoplanites danilovi Ivakhnenko
2008	Parvobestiola bashkiriensis Ivakhnenko
2009	Kannemeyeriiformes Fröbisch
2013	Kannemeyeriiformes Hancox et al. p. 656
2013	Kannemeyeriiformes Kammerer et al. p. 3
2014	Kannemeyeriiformes Maisch and Matzke p. 3

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
order	Anomodontia	Owen 1859
order	Dicynodontia	()
order	Kannemeyeriiformes	Huene 1948
order	Kannemeyeriiformes	Huene 1948

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.

Or. †Kannemeyeriiformes Huene 1948

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G. †Angonisaurus Cox and Li 1983

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†Angonisaurus cruickshanki Cox and Li 1983

G. †Elephantosaurus Vjuschkov 1969

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†Elephantosaurus jachimovitschi Vjuschkov 1969

G. †Repelinosaurus Olivier et al. 2019

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†Repelinosaurus robustus Olivier et al. 2019

G. †Woznikella Szczygielski and Sulej 2023

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†Woznikella triradiata Szczygielski and Sulej 2023

Invalid names: Brachybrachium Williston 1904 [nomen dubium], Brachybrachium brevipes Williston 1904 [nomen dubium], Calleonasus furvus Kalandadze 1985 [nomen dubium], Cristonasus koltaeviensis Surkov 1999 [nomen dubium], Dicynodon tener Huene 1935 [nomen dubium], Dicynodon turpior Huene 1935 [nomen dubium], Elatosaurus facetus Kalandadze 1985 [nomen dubium], Nasoplanites danilovi Surkov 1999 [nomen dubium], Parvobestiola bashkiriensis Surkov 1999 [nomen dubium]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialuc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Diet:

herbivoreo

Created:

2009-01-03 20:33:45

Modified:

2009-01-03 22:33:45

Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Triassic to the top of the Carnian or 252.17000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (32 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic	252.17 - 247.2	Laos	Repelinosaurus robustus (201493)
Anisian	247.2 - 242.0	Russian Federation (Bashkortostan)	Calleonasus furvus (97414) Elatosaurus facetus, Parvobestiola bashkiriensis, Cristonasus koltaeviensi, Nasoplanites danilovi (97415)
Anisian	247.2 - 242.0	Zambia	Kannemeyeriiformes indet. (185744)
Anisian	247.2 - 242.0	Tanzania (Ruvuma)	Angonisaurus cruickshanki (105699)
Anisian	247.2 - 242.0	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	Kannemeyeriiformes indet. (96327 159737 159738 159739)
Anisian	247.2 - 242.0	Antarctica	Angonisaurus sp. (135697) Kannemeyeriiformes indet., Kannemeyeriidae indet. (105296)
Ladinian	242.0 - 237.0	Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)	Dicynodon tener (48659 99420 99421) Dicynodon tener, Dicynodon turpior (72141 99413 99417) Dicynodon turpior (72140 99368 99414 99415 99416 99418 99419 99422 105830)
Ladinian	242.0 - 237.0	Russian Federation (Bashkortostan)	Elephantosaurus jachimovitschi (79970)
Ladinian - Carnian	242.0 - 228.0	Madagascar (Toliara)	Kannemeyeriidae indet. (96283)
Ladinian - Carnian	242.0 - 228.0	Argentina (Mendoza)	Rechnisaurus cristarhynchus (105242)
Carnian	237.0 - 228.0	Germany (Bayern)	Kannemeyeriiformes indet., Woznikella triradiata (124374)
Carnian	237.0 - 228.0	USA (Wyoming)	Brachybrachium brevipes (91591)
Carnian	237.0 - 228.0	Poland (Slaskie)	Kannemeyeriiformes indet., Woznikella triradiata (110467)