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Limnoscelidae
Taxonomy
Limnoscelidae was named by Williston (1911). Its type is Limnoscelis.
It was assigned to Captorhiniformes by Hay (1930); to Captorhinomorpha by Kuhn (1946); to Captorhinomorpha by Kuhn (1966); to Captorhinomorpha by Lewis and Vaughn (1965), Baird and Carroll (1967) and Carroll (1967); to Anthracosauria by Carroll (1988); and to Diadectomorpha by Laurin and Reisz (1995).
It was assigned to Captorhiniformes by Hay (1930); to Captorhinomorpha by Kuhn (1946); to Captorhinomorpha by Kuhn (1966); to Captorhinomorpha by Lewis and Vaughn (1965), Baird and Carroll (1967) and Carroll (1967); to Anthracosauria by Carroll (1988); and to Diadectomorpha by Laurin and Reisz (1995).
Subtaxa
Limnoscelis (type genus), Limnostygis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1911 | Limnoscelidae Williston p. 380 |
| 1930 | Limnoscelidae Hay p. 43 |
| 1946 | Limnoscelidae Kuhn p. 55 |
| 1965 | Limnoscelidae Lewis and Vaughn p. C21 |
| 1966 | Limnoscelidae Kuhn p. 13 |
| 1967 | Limnoscelidae Baird and Carroll p. 57 |
| 1967 | Limnoscelidae Carroll p. 1256 |
| 1988 | Limnoscelidae Carroll |
| 1995 | Limnoscelidae Laurin and Reisz p. 173 fig. 2 |
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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.
Fm. †Limnoscelidae Williston 1911
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G. †Limnoscelis Williston 1911
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†Limnoscelis dynatis Berman and Sumida 1990
†Limnoscelis paludis Williston 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available