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Palaeosauropus antiquior

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Sauropus antiquior was named by Dawson (1882). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Palaeosauropus antiquior by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Sauropus antiquior Dawson
1902Palaeosauropus antiquior Hay p. 548
1930Palaeosauropus antiquior Hay p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
genusPalaeosauropus
speciesantiquior(Dawson 1882)

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.

†Palaeosauropus antiquior Dawson 1882
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Diagnosis
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