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Neotherapsida

Taxonomy
Neotherapsida was named by Hopson (1999). It is extant.

It was assigned to Eutherapsida by Hopson (1999) and Rubidge and Sidor (2001).

Subtaxa
Sister taxa
Theriodontia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Neotherapsida Hopson p. 1257 fig. 1
2001Neotherapsida Rubidge and Sidor

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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
Therapsida()
Eutherapsida
Neotherapsida
Neotherapsida

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.

Unr. Neotherapsida Hopson 1999
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Or. Theriodontia Owen 1876
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Infraor. †Rubidginoidea Haughton and Brink 1954
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Invalid names: Rubidginidae Haughton and Brink 1954 [empty]
G. †Walteria Brink and Kitching 1951
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Walteria skinneri Brink and Kitching 1951
Invalid names: Eutheriodontia [empty], Lycosauria [empty], Lycosuchus mackayi Broom 1903 [nomen dubium], Scaloposauria Brink 1963 [empty], Sesamodontidae Broom 1905 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Severodvinian to the top of the Ladinian or 265.00000 to 237.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 259.9 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tatarian268.0 - 252.3Russian Federation (Orenburg) Theriodontia indet. (196113)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9South Africa (Western Cape) Walteria skinneri (198713)
Late/Upper Severodvinian265.0 - 254.0Russian Federation (Orenburg) Theriodontia indet. (93207)
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian265.0 - 252.3Russian Federation (Orenburg) Theriodontia indet. (93027 189571)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Lycosuchus mackayi (178109)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Madagascar (Tulear) Theriodontia indet. (85506)
Vyatkian259.0 - 252.3Russian Federation (Orenburg) Theriodontia indet. (189570)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Russian Federation (Orenburg) Theriodontia indet. (97439)