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Microgomphodon oligocynus

Therocephalia - Nothogomphodontidae

Taxonomy
Microgomphodon oligocynus was named by Seeley (1895). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NHMUK R3305. Its type locality is Aliwal North Area, which is in an Anisian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Microgomphodon oligocynus Seeley
1905Sesamodon browni Broom p. 272
1905Melinodon simus Broom p. 273
1913Microgomphodon oligocynus Broom
1928Microgomphodon oligocynus Perrier p. 3085
1935Watsoniella breviceps Broili and Schröder
1977Herpetogale marsupialis Keyser and Brink

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderTherocephalia
EutherocephaliaHopson and Barghusen 1986
superfamilyBaurioideaBroom 1911
Bauriamorpha(Watson)
familyNothogomphodontidaeTatarinov 1974
genusMicrogomphodon
speciesoligocynusSeeley 1895

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.

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Invalid names: Herpetogale marsupialis Keyser and Brink 1977 [synonym], Melinodon simus Broom 1905 [synonym], Sesamodon browni Broom 1905 [synonym], Watsoniella breviceps Broili and Schröder 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available