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Parotosuchidae (disused)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Parotosuchidae

Taxonomy
Parotosuchidae was named by Schoch and Werneburg (1998).

It was assigned to Capitosauroidea by Schoch and Milner (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Parotosuchidae Schoch and Werneburg
2000Parotosuchidae Schoch and Milner p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Capitosauria
Capitosauroidea()
familyParotosuchidaeSchoch and Werneburg 1998
familyParotosuchidaeSchoch and Werneburg 1998

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.

Fm. †Parotosuchidae Schoch and Werneburg 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available