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Tapinocephalinae
Taxonomy
Tapinocephalinae was named by Lydekker (1890).
It was assigned to Tapinocephalidae by Boonstra (1969); and to Titanosuchidae by King (1988) and Rubidge (1991).
It was assigned to Tapinocephalidae by Boonstra (1969); and to Titanosuchidae by King (1988) and Rubidge (1991).
Synonymy list
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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. †Tapinocephalinae Lydekker 1890
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Invalid names: Riebeeckosaurini Boonstra 1963 [empty], Struthiocephalini Boonstra 1963 [empty], Tapinocephalini Gregory 1962 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 268.80000 to 259.90000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Guadalupian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Mormosaurus seeleyi (177007) | |
Wordian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Tapinocaninus pamelae (94649) | |
Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Mormosaurus sp. (198710) Phocosaurus megischion (93086) Phocosaurus sp. (92646 176356) Tapinocephalus atherstonei (89650) Taurops macrodon (198663) |