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Tapinocephalidae

Tapinocephalidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Tapinocephalidae Owen
1914Lamiasaurus Watson
1914Lamiasaurus newtoni Watson
1923Tapinocephalidae Nopcsa
1936Lamiasaurus Boonstra
1946Tapinocephalidae Kuhn p. 57
1954Tapinocephalidae Haughton and Brink p. 5
1969Tapinocephalidae Boonstra
1982Tapinocephalidae Kemp p. 348
1988Tapinocephalidae Carroll
2000Tapinocephalidae Battail and Surkov p. 101
2015Tapinocephalidae 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
familyTapinocephalidaeOwen 1876
familyTapinocephalidaeOwen 1876

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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available