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Galesauridae

Galesauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Galesauridae Lydekker
1915Cynosuchidae Broom
1917Nythosauridae Watson
1946Cynosuchidae Kuhn p. 57
1946Galesauridae Kuhn p. 57
1954Cynosauridae Haughton and Brink p. 8
1954Galesauridae Haughton and Brink p. 8
1972Galesauridae Hopson and Kitching
1977Galesauridae Colbert and Kitching p. 3
1982Galesauridae Kemp p. 349
1988Galesauridae Carroll
2012Galesauridae Bonaparte

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Epicynodontia
familyGalesauridaeLydekker 1890
familyGalesauridaeLydekker 1890

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.

Fm. †Galesauridae Lydekker 1890
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G. †Bolotridon Coad 1977
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Bolotridon frerensis Seeley 1895
Invalid names: Tribolodon Seeley 1895 [replaced]
G. †Cynosaurus Schmidt 1927
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Cynosaurus suppostus Owen 1876
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Invalid names: Baurocynodon gracilis Brink 1951 [synonym], Cynosuchus whaitsi Haughton 1918 [synonym], Mygalesuchus peggyae Broom 1942 [synonym]
Invalid names: Baurocynodon Brink 1951 [synonym], Cynosuchoides Broom 1931 [synonym], Cynosuchus Owen 1876 [replaced], Mygalesuchus Broom 1942 [synonym]
G. †Nanictosaurus Broom 1936
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Invalid names: Nanictosaurus robustus Broom 1940 [synonym], Nanictosaurus rubidgei Broom 1940 [synonym]
G. †Progalesaurus Sidor and Smith 2004
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Progalesaurus lootbergensis Sidor and Smith 2004
G. †Sysphinctostoma Broili and Schröder 1936
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Sysphinctostoma smithi Broili and Schröder 1936
Invalid names: Cynosauridae Haughton and Brink 1954 [synonym], Cynosuchidae Broom 1915 [synonym], Nythosauridae Watson 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available