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Molybdopygus

Estemmenosuchidae

Taxonomy
Molybdopygus was named by Tchudinov (1964). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Estemmenosuchidae by King (1988), Carroll (1988) and Battail and Surkov (2000).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Molybdopygus Tchudinov
1988Molybdopygus Carroll
1988Molybdopygus King
2000Molybdopygus Battail and Surkov

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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
infraorderEstemmenosuchida
superfamilyRhopalodontoideaSeeley 1894
familyEstemmenosuchidaeTchudinov 1960
genusMolybdopygusTchudinov 1964

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. †Molybdopygus Tchudinov 1964
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Molybdopygus arcanus Tchudinov 1964
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Urzhumian or 268.00000 to 265.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Urzhumian268.0 - 265.0Russian Federation (Kirov) M. arcanus (189415)