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Cynognathus crateronotus

Taxonomy
Cynognathus crateronotus was named by Seeley (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lady Frere Commonage, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Cynognathus crateronotus Seeley
1895Cynognathus platyceps Seeley
1895Cynognathus berryi Seeley p. 121
1903Karoomys browni Broom
1913Cynognathus berryi Broom
1913Cynognathus crateronotus Broom
1913Cynognathus platyceps Broom
1913Lycognathus ferox Broom
1924Cynidiognathus longiceps Haughton
1934Cynognathus crateronotus Swinton p. 49
1935Cynognathus merenskyi Broili and Schroder
1969Cynognathus minor Bonaparte p. 275

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Epicynodontia
infraorderCynognathia
genusCynognathus
speciescrateronotus

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.

Cynognathus crateronotus Seeley 1895
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Invalid names: Cynidiognathus longiceps Haughton 1924 [synonym], Cynognathus berryi Seeley 1895 [synonym], Cynognathus merenskyi Broili and Schroder 1935 [synonym], Cynognathus minor Bonaparte 1969 [synonym], Cynognathus platyceps Seeley 1895 [synonym], Karoomys browni Broom 1903 [synonym], Lycognathus ferox Broom 1913 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available