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Broomisaurus

Gorgonopidae

Taxonomy
Broomisaurus was named by Joleaud (1920). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Galesuchidae by Boonstra (1969); and to Gorgonopsinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Scymnorhinus Broom
1920Broomisaurus Joleaud
1969Broomisaurus Boonstra
1989Broomisaurus Sigogneau-Russell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
familyGorgonopidae(Lydekker 1890)
subfamilyGorgonopsinaeSigogneau-Russell 1970
genusBroomisaurusJoleaud 1920

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.

G. †Broomisaurus Joleaud 1920
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Invalid names: Scymnorhinus Broom 1913 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available