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Tapinocephalinae

Tapinocephalidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Tapinocephalinae Lydekker
1969Tapinocephalinae Boonstra
1988Tapinocephalinae King
1991Tapinocephalinae Rubidge

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
Eutherapsida
suborderDinocephalia
infraorderTapinocephalia
familyTapinocephalidaeOwen 1876
subfamilyTapinocephalinaeLydekker 1890
subfamilyTapinocephalinaeLydekker 1890

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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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]
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: 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
Guadalupian272.3 - 259.9South Africa (Western Cape) Mormosaurus seeleyi (177007)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1South Africa (Western Cape) Tapinocaninus pamelae (94649)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9South Africa (Western Cape) Mormosaurus sp. (198710) Phocosaurus megischion (93086) Phocosaurus sp. (92646 176356) Tapinocephalus atherstonei (89650) Taurops macrodon (198663)