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Compsodon

Anomodontia

Species
C. helmoedi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Compsodon Van Hoepen
1988Compsodon Carroll
2014Compsodon Angielczyk et al.
2017Compsodon Angielczyk and Kammerer

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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()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
superfamilyEmydopoideavan Hoepen 1934
genusCompsodon

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. †Compsodon Van Hoepen 1934
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Compsodon helmoedi Van Hoepen 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:45
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Zambia C. helmoedi (184677 185594)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) C. helmoedi (174741 190281)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Free State) C. helmoedi (179328)