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Elcabrosaurus

Ophiacodontidae

Taxonomy
Elcabrosaurus was named by Case (1907). It is not extant. Its type is Elcabrosaurus baldwini.

It was synonymized subjectively with Sphenacodon by Reisz (1986).

It was assigned to Poliosauridae by Case (1907); and to Ophiacodontidae by Hay (1930).

Species
E. baldwini (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Elcabrosaurus Case
1930Elcabrosaurus Hay p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
suborderEupelycosauria
familyOphiacodontidaeNopsca 1923
genusElcabrosaurus

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. †Elcabrosaurus Case 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available