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Phthinosuchidae

Phthinosuchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Phthinosuchidae Efremov
1962Phthinosuchidae Olson p. 47
1966Phthinosuchidae Olson p. 302
1982Phthinosuchidae Kemp p. 348
1988Phthinosuchidae Carroll
2000Phthinosuchidae Battail and Surkov
2003Phthinosuchidae Ivakhnenko

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
infraorderGorgonopida
superfamilyRubidgeoideaBroom 1938
familyPhthinosuchidaeEfremov 1954
familyPhthinosuchidaeEfremov 1954

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. †Phthinosuchidae Efremov 1954
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G. †Dinosaurus Fischer 1847
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Dinosaurus murchisoni Fischer von Waldheim 1845
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Invalid names: Phthinosuchus discors Efremov 1954 [synonym]
Invalid names: Phthinosuchus Efremov 1954 [synonym]
G. †Gorgodon Olson 1962
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Gorgodon minutus Olson 1962
G. †Kamagorgon Tatarinov 1999
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Kamagorgon ulanovi Tatarinov 1999
G. †Knoxosaurus Olson 1962
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Knoxosaurus niteckii Olson 1962
G. †Steppesaurus Olson and Beerbower 1953
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Steppesaurus gurleyi Olson and Beerbower 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:07
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:07
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Urzhumian or 279.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian279.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Udmurt) Kamagorgon ulanovi (187932)
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian279.5 - 268.0Russian Federation (Komi Republic) Kamagorgon sp. (180620)
Kungurian - Roadian279.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) P. sp., Gorgodon minutus, Knoxosaurus niteckii (79600) Steppesaurus gurleyi (79694)
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Phthinosuchus discors, Rhopalodon murchisoni (187931)
Tatarian266.9 - 257.4Russian Federation (Orenburg) Phthinosuchidae indet. (196111)