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Prionosuchus
Taxonomy
Prionosuchus was named by Price (1948). It is not extant. Its type is Prionosuchus plummeri.
It was assigned to Archegosauridae by Carroll (1988) and Gubin (1997); and to Platyoposaurinae by Schoch and Milner (2000).
It was assigned to Archegosauridae by Carroll (1988) and Gubin (1997); and to Platyoposaurinae by Schoch and Milner (2000).
Species
P. plummeri (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1948 | Prionosuchus Price |
| 1988 | Prionosuchus Carroll |
| 1997 | Prionosuchus Gubin p. 105 |
| 2000 | Prionosuchus Schoch and Milner |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||