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Galesaurus planiceps

Taxonomy
Galesaurus planiceps was named by Owen (1860). It is not a trace fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Galesaurus planiceps Owen p. 56
1861Galesaurus planiceps Owen p. 267
1913Galesaurus planiceps Broom
1916Glochinodon detinens van Hoepen
1924Glochinodontoides gracilis Haughton
1928Galesaurus planiceps Perrier p. 3085
1948Notictosaurus gracilis Broom and Robinson p. 406 figs. 11-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Epicynodontia
infraorderProcynosuchia
Galesauria
genusGalesaurus
speciesplaniceps

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.

Galesaurus planiceps Owen 1860
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Invalid names: Glochinodon detinens van Hoepen 1916 [synonym], Glochinodontoides gracilis Haughton 1924 [synonym], Notictosaurus gracilis Broom and Robinson 1948 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available