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Hylerpeton
Taxonomy
Hylerpeton was named by Owen (1862). It is not extant. Its type is Hylerpeton dawsoni.
It was assigned to Hylonomidae by Hay (1902) and Moodie (1916); and to Gymnarthridae by Carroll (1988) and Carroll et al. (1998).
It was assigned to Hylonomidae by Hay (1902) and Moodie (1916); and to Gymnarthridae by Carroll (1988) and Carroll et al. (1998).
Species
H. dawsoni (type species), H. longidentatum
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1862 | Hylerpeton Owen p. 241 |
1902 | Hylerpeton Hay p. 413 |
1916 | Hylerpeton Moodie pp. 47, 82 |
1988 | Hylerpeton Carroll |
1998 | Hylerpeton Carroll et al. p. 5 |
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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.
G. †Hylerpeton Owen 1862
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†Hylerpeton dawsoni Owen 1862
†Hylerpeton longidentatum Dawson 1876
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Westphalian A or 318.10000 to 314.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Westphalian A | Canada (Nova Scotia) | H. dawsoni (28069) |