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Cricodon

Trirachodontidae

Taxonomy
Cricodon was named by Crompton (1955). Its type is Cricodon metabolus.

It was assigned to Trirachodontidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
C. kannemeyeri, C. metabolus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Cricodon Crompton p. 618
1988Cricodon Carroll

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Epicynodontia
infraorderCynognathia
Gomphodontia(Seeley 1895)
familyTrirachodontidaeRomer 1967
genusCricodon

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. †Cricodon Crompton 1955
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Cricodon metabolus Crompton 1955
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Tanzania (Ruvuma) C. metabolus (181057 192618)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0South Africa (Eastern Cape) C. metabolus (105293 105294) Trirachodon kannemeyeri (177025)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Tanzania (Iringa) C. metabolus (55756)
Anisian - Carnian247.2 - 228.0Zambia (Eastern) C. metabolus (151894)