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Scylacopinae

Gorgonopidae

Taxonomy
Scylacopinae was named by Watson and Romer (1956). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gorgonopidae by Ivakhnenko (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Scylacopinae Watson and Romer
2003Scylacopinae Ivakhnenko

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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)
subfamilyScylacopinaeWatson and Romer 1956
subfamilyScylacopinaeWatson and Romer 1956

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.

Subfm. †Scylacopinae Watson and Romer 1956
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G. †Sauroctonus Bystrow 1955
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Sauroctonus progressus Hartmann-Weinberg 1938
G. †Suchogorgon Tatarinov 2000
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Suchogorgon golubevi Tatarinov 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:07
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:07
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Late/Upper Severodvinian or 259.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Severodvinian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation (Vologda) Suchogorgon golubevi (187752 187928)
Late/Upper Severodvinian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation (Tatarstan) Arctognathus progressus (80712)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Tanzania (Ruvuma) Scymnognathus parringtoni (190735)