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Avicephala

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Avicephala was named by Senter (2004). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eosuchia by Senter (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Avicephala Senter p. 260

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Eosuchia()
Avicephala
Avicephala

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.

Unr. †Avicephala Senter 2004
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G. †Coelurosauravus Piveteau 1926
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Coelurosauravus elivensis Piveteau 1926
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Invalid names: Daedalosaurus madagascariensis Carroll 1978 [synonym]
Invalid names: Daedalosaurus Carroll 1978 [synonym], Gracilisaurus Weigelt 1930 [synonym]
G. †Longisquama Sharov 1970
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Longisquama insignis Sharov 1970
Invalid names: Simiosauria Senter 2004 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Norian or 259.51000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Germany (Saxony Anhalt) Coelurosauravus sp. (85484)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Madagascar (Tulear) Coelurosauravus elivensis, Daedalosaurus madagascariensis (85494)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Madagascar (Fianarantsoa) Daedalosaurus sp. (85512)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Longisquama insignis (115162)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Texas) Drepanosauridae indet. (13273)