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Moschorhinus

Therocephalia - Akidnognathidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Moschorhinus Broom
1948Cerdops Broom
1948Cerdops burgheri Broom p. 585
1954Moschorhinus Brink
1988Moschorhinus Carroll
2011Moschorhinus Brink and Modesto

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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()
orderTherocephalia
EutherocephaliaHopson and Barghusen 1986
familyAkidnognathidaeNopcsa 1923
genusMoschorhinusBroom 1920

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. †Moschorhinus Broom 1920
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Moschorhinus kitchingi Broom 1920
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Invalid names: Moschorhinus esterhuyseni Broom 1940 [synonym], Moschorhinus minor Broom 1936 [synonym], Moschorhinus natalensis Brink 1958 [synonym], Moschorhinus warreni Broom 1907 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cerdops Broom 1948 [synonym], Cerdops burgheri Broom 1948 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2009-01-03 20:49:25
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:49:25
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Induan or 259.90000 to 251.20000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) M. kitchingi (179072)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) M. kitchingi (196578)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Free State) M. kitchingi (196576)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) M. kitchingi (196575 196577 196579)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa M. kitchingi (190137)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Free State) M. kitchingi (179592)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) M. kitchingi (176319) M. warreni (179618)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Cerdops burgheri (180724) M. esterhuyseni (176312) M. kitchingi (176336) M. minor (177604)
Lopingian - Early/Lower Triassic259.9 - 247.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) M. kitchingi (196580)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) M. kitchingi (195281)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (Free State) M. kitchingi (144333)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Free State) M. kitchingi (117183 196588)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2South Africa (East Cape) M. kitchingi (188978)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) M. natalensis (105603)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) M. kitchingi (34815)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Free State) M. kitchingi (98602 181690)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) M. kitchingi (105610 181691 182579)