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Palacrodon

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Palacrodon was named by Broom (1906). It is not extant. Its type is Palacrodon browni.

It was assigned to Rhynchocephalia by Broom (1906); to Sphenodontidae by Carroll (1988); and to Diapsida by Gow (1999).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Palacrodon Broom p. 379
1988Palacrodon Carroll p. 616
1992Fremouwsaurus Gow p. 21
1999Palacrodon Gow p. 23

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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()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
genusPalacrodon

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. †Palacrodon Broom 1906
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†Palacrodon browni Broom 1906
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Invalid names: Fremouwsaurus geludens Gow 1992 [synonym]
Invalid names: Fremouwsaurus Gow 1992 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available