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Palaeopoda

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Palaeopoda was named by Colbert (1964). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the infraorder Palaeopoda by Reig (1970); it was synonymized subjectively with Prosauropoda by Steel (1970).

It was assigned to Sauropodomorpha by Reig (1970); and to Saurischia by Colbert (1964), Colbert (1970), Ellenberger (1972) and Haubold (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Palaeopoda Colbert p. 20
1970Palaeopoda Colbert p. 27
1970Palaeopoda Reig p. 276
1972Palaeopoda Ellenberger p. 152
1974Palaeopoda Haubold p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
suborderPalaeopoda
suborderPalaeopoda

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.

Subor. †Palaeopoda Colbert 1964
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Infraor. †Thecodontosauria Ellenberger 1972
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G. †Platytrisauropus Ellenberger 1972
G. †Tritotrisauropus Ellenberger 1970
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Tritotrisauropus medius Ellenberger 1970
Infraor. †Trisauropodia Ellenberger 1972
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G. †Anatrisauropus Ellenberger 1965
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Anatrisauropus camisardi Ellenberger 1965
Anatrisauropus ginsburgi Ellenberger 1970
G. †Deuterotrisauropus Ellenberger 1965
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Deuterotrisauropus deambulator Ellenberger 1965
G. †Katosauropus Ellenberger 1972
G. †Neotrisauropus Ellenberger 1970
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Neotrisauropus minor Ellenberger 1974
G. †Paragrallator Ellenberger 1972
Invalid names: Palaeosauria Colbert 1964 [empty], Staurikosauridae Van Heerden 1978 [empty], Teratosauria Colbert 1970 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available