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Brachyopoidea

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Brachyopoidea Lydekker
1941Austropelor Longman
1941Austropelor wadleyi Longman p. 29 fig. 1,2
1976Brachyopoidea Olson and Lammers p. 46
1988Brachiopoidea Carroll
1999Brachyopoidea Warren and Damiani p. 47
2000Brachyopoidea Warren and Marsicano
2000Brachyopoidea Yates and Warren pp. 84, 103
2013Brachyopoidea Schoch
2023Brachyopoidea Hart et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
superfamilyBrachyopoideaLydekker 1885
superfamilyBrachyopoideaLydekker 1885

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.

Superfm. †Brachyopoidea Lydekker 1885
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Fm. †Brachyopidae Broom 1915
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G. †Banksia Warren and Marsicano 1998
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Banksia kingii Jordan and Hill 1991
Banksia strahanensis Jordan and Hill 1991
G. †Banksiops Warren and Marsicano 2000
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Banksiops townrowi Cosgriff 1974
G. †Bathignathus Damiani and Jeannot 2002
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Bathignathus poikilops Damiani and Jeannot 2002
Bathignathus watsoni Haughton 1925
G. †Batrachosuchus Broom 1903
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Batrachosuchus browni Broom 1903
Batrachosuchus concordi Chernin 1977
Batrachosuchus henwoodi Cosgriff 1969
G. †Blinasaurus Cosgriff 1969
G. †Bothriceps Huxley 1859
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Bothriceps australis Huxley 1859
G. †Brachyops Owen 1855
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Brachyops laticeps Owen 1855
G. †Ferganobatrachus Nessov 1991
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G. †Gobiops Shishkin 1991
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Gobiops desertus Shishkin 1991
G. †Notobrachyops Cosgriff 1973
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Notobrachyops picketti Cosgriff 1973
G. †Platycepsion Kuhn 1964
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Platycepsion wilkinsoni Stephens 1887
Invalid names: Platyceps Stephens 1887 [replaced]
G. †Sinobrachyops Dong 1985
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G. †Vanastega Damiani and Kitching 2003
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Vanastega plurimidens Damiani and Kitching 2003
G. †Vigilius Warren and Marsicano 2000
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Vigilius wellesi Warren and Marsicano 2000
G. †Xenobrachyops Warren and Hutchinson 1983
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Xenobrachyops allos Howie 1972
Fm. †Chigutisauridae Rusconi 1951
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G. †Arenaerpeton Hart et al. 2023
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Arenaerpeton supinatus Hart et al. 2023
G. †Compsocerops Sengupta 1995
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Compsocerops cosgriffi Sengupta 1995
G. †Keratobrachyops Warren 1981
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G. †Koolasuchus Warren et al. 1997
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Koolasuchus cleelandi Warren et al. 1997
G. †Kuttycephalus Sengupta 1995
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Kuttycephalus triangularis Sengupta 1995
G. †Pelorocephalus Cabrera 1944
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Invalid names: Chigutisaurus tunuyanensis Rusconi 1948 [synonym]
Pelorocephalus tenax Rusconi 1949
Invalid names: Chigutisaurus Rusconi 1948 [synonym], Pelorocephalus ischigualastensis Bonaparte 1975 [nomen nudum]
G. †Siderops Warren and Hutchinson 1983
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Siderops kehli Warren and Hutchinson 1983
Invalid names: Icanosaurus Rusconi 1950 [nomen dubium], Icanosaurus rectifrons Rusconi 1950 [nomen dubium]
G. †Hadrokkosaurus Welles 1958
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Hadrokkosaurus bradyi Welles 1947
Fm. †Plagiosauridae Abel 1919
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G. †Plagiobatrachus Warren 1985
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Subfm. †Plagiosaurinae Abel 1919
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G. †Gerrothorax Nilsson 1934
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Invalid names: Gerrothorax franconicus Kuhn 1932 [synonym], Gerrothorax rhaeticus Nilsson 1934 [synonym], Plagiosaurus striopustulatus Huene 1922 [synonym], Plagiosuchus pustuloglomeratus Huene 1922 [synonym]
G. †Plagiosaurus Jaekel 1914
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Plagiosaurus depressus Jaekel 1914
Subfm. †Plagiosterninae Shishkin 1986
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G. †Aranetsia Novikov and Shishkin 1992
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Aranetsia improvisa Novikov and Shishkin 1992
G. †Megalophthalma Schoch et al. 2014
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Megalophthalma ockerti Schoch et al. 2014
G. †Melanopelta Shishkin 1967
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Melanopelta antiqua Shishkin 1967
G. †Plagiorophus Konjukova 1955
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Plagiorophus danilovi Shishkin 1986
Plagiorophus paraboliceps Konzhukova 1955
G. †Plagiosternum Fraas 1896
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Invalid names: Plagiosternum nanum Schmidt 1931 [synonym]
Unr. †Plagiosuchinae Schoch and Milner 2014
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G. †Plagioscutum Shishkin 1986
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Plagioscutum caspiense Shishkin 1986
Plagioscutum ochevi Shishkin 1986
G. †Plagiosuchus Huene 1922
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G. †Taphrognathus Welles 1947
Invalid names: Austropelor Longman 1941 [nomen dubium], Austropelor wadleyi Longman 1941 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available