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Tapinocephalia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Brithopus Kutorga
1838Brithopus priscus Kutorga
1838Orthopus Kutorga
1838Orthopus primaevus Kutorga
1928Brithopus Perrier p. 3085
1954Tapinocephalia Haughton and Brink p. 5
1988Brithopus Carroll
1988Tapinocephalia Carroll
1988Brithopus King
2000Brithopus Battail and Surkov
2000Brithopus priscus Battail and Surkov
2003Tapinocephalida Ivakhnenko
2008Tapinocephalida Ivakhnenko
2015Tapinocephalia Boos et al.

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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()
Eutherapsida
suborderDinocephalia
infraorderTapinocephalia
infraorderTapinocephalia

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.

Infraor. †Tapinocephalia
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G. †Deuterosaurus Eichwald 1848
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Deuterosaurus biarmicus Eichwald 1846
Deuterosaurus jubilaei Nopcsa 1928
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Invalid names: Uraniscosaurus watsoni Nopcsa 1928 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Mnemejosaurus Nopcsa 1928 [synonym], Ulemosaurus minutus Vjuschkov 1955 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. †Niaftasuchoidea Ivakhnenko 1990
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Fm. †Niaftasuchidae Ivakhnenko 1990
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G. †Niaftasuchus Ivakhnenko 1990
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Niaftasuchus zekkeli Ivakhnenko 1990
Fm. †Tapinocephalidae Owen 1876
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G. †Keratocephalus Huene 1931
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Keratocephalus moloch von Huene 1931
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Invalid names: Pelosuchus priscus Broom [synonym]
Invalid names: Pelosuchus Broom 1905 [synonym]
Subfm. †Moschopinae Boonstra 1969
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G. †Avenantia Boonstra 1952
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Avenantia kruisvleiensis Boonstra 1952
G. †Criocephalosaurus Kammerer and Sidor 2002
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Invalid names: Criocephalus Broom 1928 [replaced]
G. †Delphinognathus Seeley 1892
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G. †Moschops Broom 1911
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Moschops capensis Broom 1911
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Invalid names: Moschognathus whaitsi Broom 1914 [synonym]
Moschops koupensis Boonstra 1957
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Invalid names: Pnigalion oweni Watson 1914 [synonym]
Moschops romeri Bryne 1937
Invalid names: Agnosaurus Boonstra 1952 [synonym], Agnosaurus pienaari Boonstra 1952 [nomen dubium], Moschognathus Broom 1914 [synonym], Moschoides Bryne 1937 [synonym], Pnigalion Watson 1914 [synonym]
Subfm. †Riebeeckosaurinae Boonstra 1969
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G. †Riebeeckosaurus Boonstra 1952
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Subfm. †Struthiocephalinae Boonstra 1969
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G. †Struthiocephaloides Boonstra 1952
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G. †Struthiocephalus Haughton 1915
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Struthiocephalus whaitsi Haughton 1915
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Invalid names: Moschosaurus longicesps Haughton 1915 [synonym], Struthiocephalellus parvus Boonstra 1955 [synonym], Struthiocephalus akraalensis Boonstra 1952 [synonym], Struthiocephalus kitchingi Brink 1958 [synonym], Struthiocephalus milleri Olson and Broom 1937 [synonym], Struthiocephalus rheederi Broom 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Moschosaurus Haughton 1915 [synonym], Struthiocephalellus Boonstra 1955 [synonym]
G. †Struthionops Boonstra 1952
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Struthionops intermedius Boonstra 1952
G. †Taurocephalus Broom 1928
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Taurocephalus lerouxi Broom 1928
Subfm. †Tapinocephalinae Lydekker 1890
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G. †Mormosaurus Watson 1914
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Mormosaurus seeleyi Watson 1914
G. †Phocosaurus Seeley 1888
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Phocosaurus megischion Seeley 1888
G. †Tapinocaninus Rubidge 1991
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Tapinocaninus pamelae Rubidge 1991
G. †Tapinocephalus Owen
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Invalid names: Taurops macrodon Broom 1912 [synonym]
Invalid names: Taurops Broom 1912 [synonym]
Invalid names: Riebeeckosaurini Boonstra 1963 [empty], Struthiocephalini Boonstra 1963 [empty], Tapinocephalini Gregory 1962 [empty]
Invalid names: Lamiasaurus Watson 1914 [nomen dubium], Lamiasaurus newtoni Watson 1914 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. †Tapinocephaloidea Owen 1876
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Fm. †Ulemosauridae Ivakhnenko 1994
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G. †Ulemosaurus Riabinin 1938
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Ulemosaurus gigas Efremov 1954
Ulemosaurus svijagensis Riabinin 1938
Invalid names: Brithopus Kutorga 1838 [nomen dubium], Brithopus priscus Kutorga 1838 [nomen dubium], Orthopus Kutorga 1838 [nomen dubium], Orthopus primaevus Kutorga 1838 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Urzhumian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 268.00000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kazanian - Urzhumian272.5 - 265.0Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) Niaftasuchus sp. (187645) Niaftasuchus zekkeli (187647 187648)
Guadalupian272.3 - 259.9South Africa (Western Cape) Mormosaurus seeleyi (177007)
Guadalupian272.3 - 259.9Zambia (Southern) Tapinocephalidae indet. (171619)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1South Africa (Western Cape) Tapinocaninus pamelae (94649)
Wordian - Capitanian268.8 - 259.9Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Tapinocephalidae indet., Dinocephalia indet. (78657)
Wordian - Capitanian268.8 - 259.9Tanzania (Ruvuma) Tapinocephalidae indet. (135686)
Wordian - Wuchiapingian268.8 - 254.17Brazil (Paraná) Tapinocephalidae indet. (185753)
Urzhumian268.0 - 265.0Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Brithopus priscus, Orthopus primaevus (187931)
Urzhumian268.0 - 265.0Russian Federation (Orenburg) Mnemejosaurus jubilaei (87039)
Urzhumian - Early/Lower Severodvinian268.0 - 252.3Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Deuterosaurus gigas, Deuterosaurus biarmicus (85962)
Urzhumian - Early/Lower Severodvinian268.0 - 252.3Russian Federation (Orenburg) Deuterosaurus jubilaei (187749) Deuterosaurus sp. (187750) Deuterosaurus sp., Ulemosaurus gigas (124278) Ulemosaurus gigas (80875 187751) Ulemosaurus minutus (36273)
Urzhumian - Early/Lower Severodvinian268.0 - 252.3Russian Federation (Tatarstan) Ulemosaurus svijagensis (27931)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9South Africa (Western Cape) Criocephalosaurus sp. (171638 171639) Delphinognathus conocephalus, Moschognathus whaitsi (179623) Keratocephalus moloch (176244) Mormosaurus sp. (198710) Moschops capensis, Agnosaurus pienaari, Struthiocephaloides cavifrons (176250) Moschops romeri (13004) Moschops sp., Avenantia kruisvleiensis (198675) Moschops sp., Keratocephalus sp., Struthiocephaloides sp., Struthiocephalus whaitsi, Keratocephalus moloch (176355) Pelosuchus priscus (198664) Phocosaurus megischion (93086) Phocosaurus sp. (92646 176356) Pnigalion oweni (176349) Riebeeckosaurus longirostris (198717) Struthiocephalus intermedius, Criocephalus vanderbyli, Struthiocephalus whaitsi, Taurocephalus lerouxi, Keratocephalus moloch, Struthiocephalellus parvus (86388) Struthiocephalus kitchingi (92648) Struthiocephalus milleri (198720) Struthiocephalus rheederi (198702) Struthiocephalus whaitsi (93096 176314 198723) Struthiocephalus whaitsi, Moschosaurus longicesps (31777) Tapinocephalia indet., Struthiocephalus whaitsi (198718) Tapinocephalus atherstonei (89650) Taurops macrodon (198663)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Moschops capensis (144271)