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Xyrospondylus

Pelycosauria

Taxonomy
Xyrospondylus was named by Reisz et al. (1982). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pelycosauria by Reisz (1986); and to Pelycosauria by Reisz et al. (1982) and Carroll (1988).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Xyrospondylus Reisz et al.
1986Xyrospondylus Reisz
1988Xyrospondylus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
orderPelycosauria
genusXyrospondylus

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. †Xyrospondylus Reisz et al. 1982
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Xyrospondylus ecordi Peabody 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available