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Traversodontidae

Traversodontidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Traversodontidae Huene
1946Traversodontidae Kuhn p. 57
1950Theropsodon njalilus Huene
1974Traversodontidae Barbarena p. 56
1982Traversodontidae Kemp p. 349
1988Traversodontidae Carroll
2000Traversodontidae Battail and Surkov
2003Traversodontidae Abdala and Ribeiro p. 530
2008Traversodontidae Tatarinov
2012Traversodontidae Bonaparte
2020Traversodontidae Hendrickx et al.

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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)
familyTraversodontidaeHuene 1936
familyTraversodontidaeHuene 1936

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. †Traversodontidae Huene 1936
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G. †Andescynodon Bonaparte 1969
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Andescynodon mendozensis Bonaparte 1969
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Invalid names: Rusconiodon mignonei Bonaparte 1970 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rusconiodon Bonaparte 1970 [synonym]
G. †Arctotraversodon Sues et al. 1992
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G. †Colbertosaurus Minoprio 1957
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Colbertosaurus muralis Minoprio 1954
Invalid names: Colbertia Minoprio 1954 [replaced]
G. †Dadadon Flynn et al. 2000
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Dadadon isaloi Flynn et al. 2000
G. †Etjoia Hendrickx et al. 2020
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Etjoia dentitransitus Hendrickx et al. 2020
G. †Exaeretodon Cabrera 1943
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Exaeretodon argentinus Bonaparte 1962
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Invalid names: Belesodon argentinus Cabrera 1943 [replaced], Exaeretodon frenguellii Cabrera 1954 [synonym], Ischignathus sudamericanus Bonaparte 1963 [synonym], Proexaeretodon vincei Bonaparte 1963 [synonym]
Exaeretodon major Huene 1936
Exaeretodon riograndensis Abdala et al. 2002
Exaeretodon statisticae Chatterjee 1982
Invalid names: Ischignathus Bonaparte 1963 [synonym], Proexaeretodon Bonaparte 1963 [synonym]
Subfm. †Gomphodontosuchinae Watson and Romer 1956
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G. †Gomphodontosuchus Huene 1928
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G. †Megagomphodon Romer 1972
G. †Habayia Godefroit 1999
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Habayia halbardieri Godefroit 1999
G. †Luangwa Brink 1963
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Luangwa drysdalli Brink 1963
Luangwa sudamericana Abdala and Sa-Teixeira 2004
G. †Mandagomphodon Hopson 2013
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Mandagomphodon hirschsoni Crompton 1972
G. †Massetognathus Romer 1967
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Massetognathus ochagaviae Barbarena 1974
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Invalid names: Massetognathus major Romer 1972 [synonym], Massetognathus teruggii Romer 1967 [synonym], Megagomphodon oligodens Romer 1972 [synonym]
G. †Maubeugia Godefroit and Battail 1997
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Maubeugia lotharingica Godefroit and Battail 1997
G. †Menadon Flynn et al. 2000
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Menadon besairiei Flynn et al. 2000
G. †Microscalenodon Hahn et al. 1988
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Microscalenodon nanus Hahn et al. 1988
G. †Nanogomphodon Hopson and Sues 2006
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Nanogomphodon wildi Hopson and Sues 2006
G. †Paratraversodon Kerber et al. 2024
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Paratraversodon franciscaensis Kerber et al. 2024
G. †Pascualgnathus Bonaparte 1965
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Pascualgnathus polanskii Bonaparte 1965
G. †Plinthogomphodon Sues et al. 1999
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Plinthogomphodon herpetairus Sues et al. 1999
G. †Protuberum Reichel et al. 2009
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Protuberum cabralensis Reichel et al. 2009
G. †Rosieria Godefroit and Battail 1997
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Rosieria delsatei Godefroit and Battail 1997
G. †Ruberodon Ray 2015
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G. †Santacruzodon Abdala and Ribeiro 2003
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Santacruzodon hopsoni Abdala and Ribeiro 2003
G. †Scalenodon Crompton 1955
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Scalenodon angustifrons Parrington 1946
Scalenodon attridgei Crompton 1972
Scalenodon charigi Crompton 1972
Scalenodon ribeiroae Melo et al. 2017
G. †Scalenodontoides Crompton and Ellenberger 1957
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Scalenodontoides macrodontes Crompton and Ellenberger 1957
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Invalid names: Belesodon leribeensis Ellenberger 1970 [synonym]
Invalid names: Belesodon Huene 1936 [synonym]
Subfm. †Sinognathinae Gao et al. 2010
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G. †Beishanodon Gao et al. 2010
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Beishanodon youngi Gao et al. 2010
G. †Sinognathus Young 1959
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Sinognathus gracilis Young 1959
G. †Siriusgnathus Pavanatto et al. 2018
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Siriusgnathus niemeyerorum Pavanatto et al. 2018
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G. †Traversodon Huene 1936
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Invalid names: Scalenodontinae Tatarinov 1973 [empty], Theropsodon njalilus Huene 1950 [nomen dubium]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Rhaetian or 251.20000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2China (Gansu) Beishanodon youngi (105775)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Zambia (Eastern) Scalenodon sp. (99437)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Exaeretodon sp. (227834)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Shanxi) Sinognathus gracilis (101061)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Tanzania (Ruvuma) Gomphodontosuchus brasiliensis (105298) Scalenodon angustifrons (196737) Scalenodon attridgei (159741) Scalenodon hirschsoni (105699) Scalenodon sp. (136890) Theropsodon njalilus (105767) Trirachodon angustifrons (105297)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Argentina (Mendoza) Andescynodon mendozensis, Rusconiodon mignonei (101828)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Namibia (Omingonde Basin) Etjoia dentitransitus (214295)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Luangwa sudamericana (106507)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Namibia Massetognathus sp. (99492) Trirachodon sp. (99540 99543)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Massetognathus ochagaviae (107353) Massetognathus ochagaviae, Protuberum cabralensis, Scalenodon ribeiroae (99237) Massetognathus sp. (93693 117926) Protuberum cabralense (228664 237081) Protuberum cabralensis (92809) Traversodon major (48659) Traversodon stahleckeri (72141 99415) Traversodon stahleckeri, Traversodon major (99424)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Argentina (La Rioja) Cynodontia indet. (13271) Massetognathus major (60301) Massetognathus pascuali (13003 26092) Massetognathus pascuali, Massetognathus teruggii (60300) Megagomphodon oligodens (60302)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Nanogomphodon wildi (99426)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Luangwa sudamericana, Paratraversodon franciscaensis (214440) Protuberum cabralense (194387)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Madagascar (Toliara) Dadadon isaloi (100373) Menadon besairiei (96281 96282) T. nov. sp. 2, T. nov. sp. 1, Menadon besairiei, Dadadon isaloi (96283)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Argentina (La Rioja) Exaeretodon frenguellii (196384)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Scalenodontoides plemmyridon (89088) Traversodontidae indet. (89080)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Exaeretodon riograndensis (203745) Massetognathus ochagaviae, Menadon sp., T. type 2 (98598) Siriusgnathus niemeyerorum (196738)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Argentina (San Juan) Exaeretodon sp. (52742)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Ruberodon roychowdhurii (173722)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Zimbabwe (Mashonaland Central) Gomphodontosuchinae indet. (228331 228333)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5India (Andhra Pradesh) Exaeretodon statisticae (98628)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Argentina (Mendoza) Andescynodon mendozensis (192149)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) Plinthogomphodon herpetairus (32343)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Exaeretodon riograndensis (98623 175572) Gomphodontosuchus brasiliensis (72086) Gomphodontosuchus sp. (56189)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Argentina (Mendoza) Pascualgnathus polanskii (98604)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Argentina (San Juan) Exaeretodon sp., Exaeretodon frenguellii (24877)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Traversodontidae indet. (49500)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Siriusgnathus niemeyerorum (205841 205842)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Lesotho (Leribe) Belesodon leribeensis (106568)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3South Africa (Eastern Cape) Scalenodontoides macrodontes (105771)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Lesotho (Mohale's Hoek) Scalenodontoides macrodontes (105770)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Luxembourg (Diekirch) Traversodontidae indet. (56047)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Belgium (Gaume) Microscalenodon nanus (114131) Traversodontidae indet., Habayia halbardieri (68882)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Lorraine) Microscalenodon sp., Maubeugia lotharingica, Rosieria sp., Rosieria delsatei (36106)