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Rhynchosauridae

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Rhynchosauridae Cope p. 235
1875Rhynchosauridae Cope p. 15
1890Rhynchosauridae Zittel p. 591
1893Rhynchosauridae Boulenger p. 210
1910Rhynchosauridae Jaekel p. 333
1946Rhynchosauridae Kuhn p. 62
1948Scaphonychidae Huene
1954Rhyncosauridae Haughton and Brink p. 4
1966Rhynchosauridae Kuhn p. 38
1966Rhynchosaurida Olson p. 301
1985Rhynchosauridae Benton p. 154
1988Rhynchosauridae Carroll
1995Rhynchosauridae Long and Murry
2015Rhynchosauridae Mukherjee and Ray
2016Rhynchosauridae Ezcurra et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—Rhynchosauria()
—Rhynchosauridae()
—Rhynchosauridae()

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.

Unr. †Rhynchosauridae Cope 1871
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G. †Bentonyx Langer et al. 2010
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†Bentonyx sidensis Langer et al. 2010
G. †Fodonyx Hone and Benton 2008
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†Fodonyx spenceri Benton 1990
Unr. †Hyperodapedontinae Chatterjee 1969
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G. †Hyperodapedon Huxley 1859
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†Hyperodapedon gordoni Huxley 1859
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Invalid names: Stenometopon taylori Boulenger 1903 [synonym]
†Hyperodapedon huenei Langer and Schultz 2000
†Hyperodapedon huxleyi Lydekker 1881
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Invalid names: Paradapedon indicus Huene 1940 [synonym]
†Hyperodapedon mariensis Tupi-Caldas 1933
†Hyperodapedon stockleyi Boonstra 1953
†Hyperodapedon tikiensis Mukherjee and Ray 2015
Invalid names: Cephalonia Huene 1940 [synonym], Cephalonia lotziana Huene 1942 [nomen dubium], Macrocephalosaurus Tupi-Caldas 1933 [synonym], Paradapedon Huene 1938 [synonym], Scaphonyx Woodward 1907 [nomen dubium], Scaphonyx australis Huene 1926 [nomen dubium], Scaphonyx fischeri Woodward 1907 [nomen dubium], Stenometopon Boulenger 1903 [synonym], Supradapedon Chatterjee 1980 [synonym]
G. †Isalorhynchus Buffetaut 1983
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†Isalorhynchus genovefae Buffetaut 1983
G. †Oryctorhynchus Sues et al. 2020
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†Oryctorhynchus bairdi Sues et al. 2020
G. †Otischalkia Hunt and Lucas 1991
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†Otischalkia elderae Hunt and Lucas 1991
G. †Teyumbaita Montefeltro et al. 2010
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†Teyumbaita sulcognathus Azevedo and Schultz 1987
Invalid names: Scaphonyx africanus Boonstra 1953 [nomen dubium]
G. †Langeronyx Ezcurra et al. 2016
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†Langeronyx brodiei Benton 1990
G. †Rhynchosaurus Owen 1842
Subfm. †Stenaulorhynchinae Kuhn 1933
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G. †Ammorhynchus Nesbitt and Whatley 2004
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†Ammorhynchus navajoi Nesbitt and Whatley 2004
G. †Brasinorhynchus Schultz et al. 2016
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†Brasinorhynchus mariantensis Schultz et al. 2016
G. †Elorhynchus Ezcurra et al. 2020
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†Elorhynchus carrolli Ezcurra et al. 2020
G. †Mesodapedon Chatterjee 1980
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†Mesodapedon kuttyi Chatterjee 1980
G. †Stenaulorhynchus Haughton 1932
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†Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi Haughton 1932
Invalid names: Rhynchosaurinae Nopcsa 1923 [empty], Scaphonychidae Huene 1948 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:37:19
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:37:19
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Aegean to the top of the Tuvalian or 247.20000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (105 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Arizona) Ammorhynchus navajoi (49853 49854 49855 49856)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Mesodapedon kuttyi (136648)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Tanzania (Iringa) Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi (55756)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Tanzania (Ruvuma) Stenaulorhynchus sp. (64085 194380)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0United Kingdom (England) Hyperodapedon sp. (88984) Rhynchosauridae indet., Hyperodapedon gordoni (57944) Rhynchosaurus brodiei (97695) Rhynchosaurus spenceri (88950 88951 88953 88954 88955 88956 88957 88959 88960 88961 88962 88963 88964 88965 88966 88968 88969 88970 88974 88993 88994)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0United Kingdom (England) Hyperodapedon gordoni (24666)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0United Kingdom (England) Rhynchosaurus brodiei (34402)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Argentina (La Rioja) Rhynchosauridae indet., Rhynchosauria indet. (195243)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Rhynchosauria new species (105604)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Argentina (La Rioja) Rhynchosauridae indet. (218115)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Madagascar (Toliara) Isalorhynchus genovefae (96207 96221 96283)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Argentina (Rioja) Stenaulorhynchinae indet., Elorhynchus carrolli (218114)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Argentina (San Juan) Rhynchosaurinae indet. (49007) Scaphonyx sp. (47036 47037 131436)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Hyperodapedon huxleyi (94787) Hyperodapedon tikiensis (174029) Paradapedon huxleyi (105292 207798)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Wyoming) Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis (91493)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Poland (Slaskie) Rhynchosauridae indet. (110468)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Hyperodapedon sp. (107286) Oryctorhynchus bairdi (80074 80079)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Texas) Rhynchosauridae indet. (84271)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Zimbabwe (Mashonaland Central) Hyperodapedon sp. (48460 94781 94782) Hyperodapedontinae indet. (228330 228331 228332 228333 228334)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Cephalonia lotziana (72088 72089 99381 99382 99407) Cephalonia lotziana, Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis (99410) Hyperodapedon huenei, Hyperodapedon mariensis (92319) Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis (105825) Hyperodapedon sp. (92320 98623 102346 175572) Scaphonyx fischeri (13220 38250 72090 72137 72138 72139 99409 99411) Scaphonyx fischeri, Cephalonia lotziana (72136)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Hyperodapedon gordoni (89008 89012) Stenometopon taylori, Hyperodapedon gordoni (57948)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Otischalkia elderae (71982) Rhynchosauridae indet. (22704 22707)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Tanzania (Ruvuma) Scaphonyx stockleyi, Scaphonyx africanus (98625)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5India (Madhya Pradesh) Hyperodapedon tikiensis (218155)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5India (Andhra Pradesh) Paradapedon huxleyi (98628 136899 136902 136903) Rhynchosauria indet. (174030)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5India (Telangana) Hyperodapedon huxleyi, Paradapedon indicus (112285)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Hyperodapedon sp. (196709)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Rhynchosauridae indet. (48423)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis (102340) Scaphonyx fischeri (72087) Scaphonyx sulcognathus (102339) Teyumbaita sulcognathus (102348)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Rhynchosauridae indet. (48516)