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Delphinognathus

Tapinocephalidae

Taxonomy
Delphinognathus was named by Seeley (1892). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dinocephalia by Broom (1913); to Moschopidae by Boonstra (1936); to Moschopinae by Boonstra (1969); to Tapinocephalini by King (1988); and to Tapinocephalidae by Carroll (1988).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Delphinognathus Seeley
1913Delphinognathus Broom
1936Delphinognathus Boonstra
1969Delphinognathus Boonstra
1988Delphinognathus Carroll
1988Delphinognathus King

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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
Therapsida()
Eutherapsida
suborderDinocephalia
infraorderTapinocephalia
familyTapinocephalidaeOwen 1876
subfamilyMoschopinae
genusDelphinognathusSeeley 1892

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. †Delphinognathus Seeley 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available