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Captorhinikos

Reptilia - Captorhinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Captorhinikos Olson p. 214 fig. 86
1959Captorhinikos Seltin p. 465
1962Captorhinikos Olson p. 49
1970Captorhinikos Olson pp. 415
1982Captorhinikos de Ricqlès and Taquet p. 8
1988Captorhinikos Carroll
2014Captorhinikos Modesto et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
familyCaptorhinidae
subfamilyMoradisaurinae
genusCaptorhinikos

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. †Captorhinikos Olson 1954
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Captorhinikos parvus Olson 1970
Captorhinikos valensis Olson 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticf
Composition 2: "sclero-protein"f
Architecture: compact or densef
Folds: minorf
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Ontogeny: addition of partsf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: direct/internalf
Dispersal 2: mobilef
Created: 2008-12-08 12:39:08
Modified: 2010-03-18 09:56:09
Source: f = family
Reference: Kissel et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Leonardian or 279.30000 to 273.01000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cisuralian298.9 - 273.01Brazil (Piaui) Captorhinus aguti (180810)
Cisuralian298.9 - 273.01Brazil C. sp. (218110)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01USA (Texas) C. chozaensis (79601 85361 85362)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01USA (Oklahoma) C. valensis (80691)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) C. chozaensis (178738) C. valensis (27704 27705 67735 85551 85555 177003 177015)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Oklahoma) C. chozaensis (87091 87092) C. parvus, C. chozaensis (79531)