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Scaloposaurida

Therocephalia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Scaloposaurida Haughton
2008Scaloposaurida Tatarinov
2011Scaloposaurida Ivakhnenko
2012Scaloposaurida Sigurdsen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
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—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderTherocephalia
—EutherocephaliaHopson and Barghusen 1986
suborderScaloposauridaHaughton 1924
suborderScaloposauridaHaughton 1924

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.

Subor. †Scaloposaurida Haughton 1924
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Superfm. †Lycideopoidea Broom 1931
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Fm. †Annatherapsididae Kuhn 1963
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G. †Annatherapsidus Kuhn 1963
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†Annatherapsidus petri Amalitzky 1922
†Annatherapsidus postum Ivakhnenko 2011
Invalid names: Anna Amalitzky 1922 [replaced]
Fm. †Scaloposauridae Broom 1914
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G. †Blattoidealestes Boonstra 1954
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†Blattoidealestes gracilis Boonstra 1954
G. †Icticephalus Broom 1915
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G. †Nanictocephalus Broom 1940
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G. †Pelictosuchus Broom 1940
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G. †Polycynodon Broom 1940
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†Polycynodon elegans Broom 1940
G. †Scalopocephalus Huene 1937
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G. †Scalopolacerta Mendrez and Carroll 1979
G. †Scaloporhinus Boonstra 1953
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†Scaloporhinus angulorugatus Boonstra 1953
G. †Scaloposaurus Owen 1876
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†Scaloposaurus hoffmanni Crompton 1955
Subfm. †Tetracynodontinae Ivakhnenko 2011
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G. †Malasaurus Tatarinov 2002
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†Malasaurus germanus Tatarinov 2002
G. †Muchia Ivakhnenko 2011
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†Muchia microdenta Ivakhnenko 2011
G. †Zorillodontops Cluver 1969
Invalid names: Ictidoparia Broom 1925 [nomen dubium], Ictidoparia brevirostris Broom 1925 [nomen dubium], Simorhinella Broom 1915 [nomen dubium], Simorhinella baini Broom 1915 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. †Moschorhinoidea Brink 1954
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Fm. †Moschorhinidae Brink 1958
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G. †Akidnognathus Haughton 1918
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†Akidnognathus parvus Haughton 1918
G. †Euchambersia Broom 1931
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†Euchambersia mirabilis Broom 1931
Invalid names: Annatherapsidinae Kuhn 1961 [empty]
Invalid names: Moschowhaitsiidae Tatarinov 1963 [empty]
Superfm. †Nanictidopoidea Watson and Romer 1956
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G. †Gorochovetzia Ivakhnenko 2011
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†Gorochovetzia sennikovi Ivakhnenko 2011
Fm. †Nanictidopidae Watson and Romer 1956
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G. †Purlovia Ivakhnenko 2011
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†Purlovia maxima Ivakhnenko 2011
Invalid names: Ictidosuchoidea Brink 1965 [empty], Nothogomphodontoidea Tatarinov 1974 [empty], Scalopognathoidea Tatarinov 1974 [empty], Scaloposauroidea Haughton 1924 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:57
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Olenekian or 259.90000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) Ictidoparia brevirostris (176250)
Early/Lower Severodvinian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation (Kirov) Muchia microdenta (28854)
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 257.4Russian Federation (Vologda) Annatherapsidus petri (93025 187939)
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 257.4Russian Federation (Vladimir) Gorochovetzia sennikovi (93026)
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 257.4Russian Federation (Orenburg) Annatherapsidus petri (179653)
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 257.4Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) Anna petri (28065)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) Blattoidealestes gracilis (177588)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) Icticephalus polycynodon (171377) Scalopocephalus watsonianus (175565)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Akidnognathus parvus (80826) Nanictocephalus richardi (179335) Pelictosuchus paucidens (174717) Scaloposaurus constrictus (177606)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Northern Cape) Euchambersia mirabilis (196819) Octocynodon elegans (179590)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Scaloporhinus angulorugatus (196741)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Akidnognathus parvus (177563) Pelictosuchus paucidens (80226)
Vyatkian259.51 - 257.4Russian Federation (Nizhnii Novgorod) Purlovia maxima, Annatherapsidus postum, Malasaurus germanus (86356)
Vyatkian259.51 - 257.4Russian Federation (Orenburg) Moschorhinidae indet. (189401)
Vyatkian259.51 - 257.4Russian Federation (Vladimir) Purlovia maxima (86346)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Free State) Scaloposaurus constrictus, Scaloposaurus hoffmanni (88282)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) Scaloposaurus constrictus (105610 177605)