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Anteosaurus

Anteosauridae

Taxonomy

Anteosaurus was named by Watson (1921). It is not extant. Its type is Anteosaurus magnificus.

It was assigned to Anteosauridae by Boonstra (1969) and Carroll (1988); and to Anteosaurinae by King (1988) and Kammerer (2011).

Species

A. magnificus (syn. A. vorsteri, A. minor, A. levops, A. lotzi, A. abeli, A. laticeps, A. cruentus, A. acutirostris, Paranteosaurus primus, A. crassifrons, A. parvus, A. minusculus) (type species), A. major, Oudenodon rugosus

Synonyms

Oudenodon rugosus was named by Trautschold (1884). Its type specimen is PIN 1955/1, a mandible (Fragmentary angular bone), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Butlerovka, PIN 1955, which is in an Urzhumian/Severodvinian terrestrial horizon in the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Titanophoneus rugosus by Ivakhnenko (2003); it was considered a nomen dubium by Kammerer (2011).
Pseudanteosaurus was named by Boonstra (1954). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus by Boonstra (1969).
Titanognathus was named by Broili and Schröder (1935).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus by Boonstra (1969).

It was assigned to Anteosauridae by Broili and Schröder (1935).
Micranteosaurus was named by Boonstra (1954). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus by Boonstra (1969).

It was assigned to Anteosauridae by Boonstra (1954) and Carroll (1988).
Paranteosaurus was named by Boonstra (1954). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus by Kammerer (2011).

It was assigned to Anteosauridae by Boonstra (1969) and Carroll (1988); and to Anteosaurinae by King (1988).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1884	Oudenodon rugosus Trautschold
1921	Anteosaurus Watson
1935	Titanognathus Broili and Schröder
1954	Micranteosaurus Boonstra
1954	Paranteosaurus Boonstra
1954	Pseudanteosaurus Boonstra
1969	Anteosaurus Boonstra
1969	Paranteosaurus Boonstra
1988	Anteosaurus Carroll
1988	Micranteosaurus Carroll
1988	Paranteosaurus Carroll
1988	Anteosaurus King
1988	Paranteosaurus King
2003	Titanophoneus rugosus Ivakhnenko
2011	Anteosaurus Kammerer

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha

Rank	Name	Author
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
—	Eutherapsida
suborder	Dinocephalia
superfamily	Anteosauria	Boonstra 1962
family	Anteosauridae	Boonstra 1954
subfamily	Anteosaurinae	Boonstra 1954
genus	Anteosaurus	Watson 1921

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. †Anteosaurus Watson 1921

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†Anteosaurus magnificus Watson 1921

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Invalid names: Anteosaurus abeli Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus acutirostris Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus crassifrons Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus cruentus Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus laticeps Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus levops Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus lotzi Broili and Schröder 1935 [synonym], Anteosaurus minor Broom 1929 [synonym], Anteosaurus minusculus Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus parvus Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus vorsteri Broom 1936 [synonym], Paranteosaurus primus Boonstra 1954 [synonym]

†Anteosaurus major Boonstra 1937

Invalid names: Micranteosaurus Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Oudenodon rugosus Trautschold 1884 [nomen dubium], Paranteosaurus Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Pseudanteosaurus Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Titanognathus Broili and Schröder 1935 [synonym]

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: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (17 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Urzhumian - Early/Lower Severodvinian	266.9 - 259.51	Russian Federation (Tatarstan)	Oudenodon rugosus (187747)
Capitanian	264.28 - 259.51	South Africa (Western Cape)	A. abeli (93097 176314) A. acutirostris (198675) A. cruentus (198715) A. laticeps (198723) A. magnificus (86388 93084) A. magnificus, A. crassifrons (176355) A. major (92646) A. minor (198694) A. sp. (198711 198718) Dinosuchus vorsteri (198720) Paranteosaurus primus, A. levops (93096) Titanognathus lotzi (198697)
Capitanian	264.28 - 259.51	South Africa (Northern Cape)	A. abeli (198714)