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Moschopinae

Tapinocephalidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Moschopinae Boonstra

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
—Eutherapsida
suborderDinocephalia
infraorderTapinocephalia
familyTapinocephalidaeOwen 1876
subfamilyMoschopinae
subfamilyMoschopinae

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.

Subfm. †Moschopinae Boonstra 1969
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G. †Avenantia Boonstra 1952
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†Avenantia kruisvleiensis Boonstra 1952
G. †Criocephalosaurus Kammerer and Sidor 2002
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Invalid names: Criocephalus Broom 1928 [replaced]
G. †Delphinognathus Seeley 1892
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G. †Moschops Broom 1911
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†Moschops capensis Broom 1911
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Invalid names: Moschognathus whaitsi Broom 1914 [synonym]
†Moschops koupensis Boonstra 1957
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Invalid names: Pnigalion oweni Watson 1914 [synonym]
†Moschops romeri Bryne 1937
Invalid names: Agnosaurus Boonstra 1952 [synonym], Agnosaurus pienaari Boonstra 1952 [nomen dubium], Moschognathus Broom 1914 [synonym], Moschoides Bryne 1937 [synonym], Pnigalion Watson 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Capitanian or 259.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) Criocephalosaurus sp. (171638 171639) Criocephalus vanderbyli (86388) Delphinognathus conocephalus, Moschognathus whaitsi (179623) Moschops capensis, Agnosaurus pienaari (176250) Moschops romeri (13004) Moschops sp. (176355) Moschops sp., Avenantia kruisvleiensis (198675) Pnigalion oweni (176349)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Moschops capensis (144271)