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Platyognathidae (disused)

Reptilia - Thecodontia - Platyognathidae

Taxonomy
Platyognathidae was named by Simmons (1965). Its type is Platyognathus.

It was assigned to Thecodontia by Simmons (1965); and to Protosuchia by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Platyognathidae Simmons p. 34
1988Platyognathidae Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
orderThecodontia
familyPlatyognathidae
familyPlatyognathidae

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.

Fm. †Platyognathidae Simmons 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:37:36
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:37:36
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available