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Gomphodontosuchus

Osteichthyes - Traversodontidae

Taxonomy
Gomphodontosuchus was named by Huene (1928). It is the type genus of Gomphodontosuchinae.

It was assigned to Gomphodontosuchinae by Barbarena (1974); and to Traversodontidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
G. brasiliensis
Entered
by C. Sidor on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Gomphodontosuchus Huene
1974Gomphodontosuchus Barbarena p. 177 fig. 24
1988Gomphodontosuchus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Epicynodontia
infraorderCynognathia
—Gomphodontia(Seeley 1895)
familyTraversodontidaeHuene 1936
subfamilyGomphodontosuchinaeWatson and Romer 1956
genusGomphodontosuchusHuene 1928

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. †Gomphodontosuchus Huene 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available