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Neosaurus

Sphenacodontidae

Taxonomy
Neosaurus was named by Nopsca (1923). It is not extant. Its type is Geosaurus cynodus.

It was assigned to Sphenacodontinae by Reisz (1986); and to Sphenacodontidae by Carroll (1988).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Geosaurus Gervais
1907Geosaurus Case p. 67
1923Neosaurus Nopsca
1986Neosaurus Reisz p. 76
1988Neosaurus Carroll

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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
suborderEupelycosauria
SphenacomorphaIvakhnenko 2003
suborderSphenacodontia
Sphenacodontoidea
familySphenacodontidaeMarsh 1878
subfamilySphenacodontinae
genusNeosaurusNopsca 1923

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. †Neosaurus Nopsca 1923
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Neosaurus cynodus Gervais 1869
Invalid names: Geosaurus Gervais 1869 [replaced]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Autunian or 298.90000 to 283.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Autunian298.9 - 283.5France (Jura) Geosaurus cynodus (181051)