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Keratocephalus

Tapinocephalidae

Taxonomy
Keratocephalus was named by Huene (1931). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tapinocephalini by King (1988); and to Tapinocephalidae by Boonstra (1936) and Carroll (1988).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Pelosuchus Broom
1913Pelosuchus Broom
1931Keratocephalus Huene
1936Keratocephalus Boonstra
1988Keratocephalus Carroll
1988Keratocephalus King

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
Eutherapsida
suborderDinocephalia
infraorderTapinocephalia
familyTapinocephalidaeOwen 1876
genusKeratocephalusHuene 1931

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. †Keratocephalus Huene 1931
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Keratocephalus moloch von Huene 1931
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Invalid names: Pelosuchus priscus Broom [synonym]
Invalid names: Pelosuchus Broom 1905 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available