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Younginoidea

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Younginoidea was named by Currie (1982). Its type is Youngina.

It was assigned to Younginiformes by Currie (1982); and to Younginiformes by Benton (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Younginoidea Currie
1985Younginoidea Benton p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Eosuchia()
—Neodiapsida
—Younginiformes(Romer 1933)
superfamilyYounginoideaCurrie 1982
superfamilyYounginoideaCurrie 1982

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.

Superfm. †Younginoidea Currie 1982
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Fm. †Tangasauridae Haughton 1924
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Subfm. †Kenyasaurinae Currie 1982
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G. †Kenyasaurus Harris and Carroll 1977
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†Kenyasaurus mariakaniensis Harris and Carroll 1977
Subfm. †Tangasaurinae Piveteau 1926
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G. †Hovasaurus Piveteau 1926
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†Hovasaurus boulei Piveteau 1926
G. †Tangasaurus Haughton 1924
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†Tangasaurus mennelli Haughton 1924
Fm. †Younginidae Broom 1914
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G. †Thadeosaurus Carroll 1981
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†Thadeosaurus colcanapi Carroll 1981
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Invalid names: Broomia madagascariensis Piveteau 1926 [synonym]
G. †Youngina Broom 1914
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†Youngina capensis Broom 1914
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Invalid names: Acanthotoposaurus bremneri Evans and van den Heever 1987 [synonym], Youngoides minor Broom and Robinson 1948 [synonym], Youngoides romeri Olson and Broom 1937 [synonym], Youngopsis kitchingi Broom 1937 [synonym], Youngopsis rubidgei Broom and Robinson 1948 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acanthotoposaurus Evans and van den Heever 1987 [synonym], Youngoides Olson and Broom 1937 [synonym], Youngopsis Broom 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Olenekian or 259.90000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) Youngina capensis (84714)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Madagascar (Tulear) Thadeosaurus colcanapi, Hovasaurus boulei (85494)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Youngina capensis (80225 80226 171147) Youngina capensis, Acanthotoposaurus bremneri (80216) Youngina capensis, Youngopsis kitchingi, Youngoides minor (80219) Youngopsis rubidgei (171146)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Western Cape) Youngina capensis (88342 89859)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Tanzania Tangasaurus mennelli (171354)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Kenya (Coast) Kenyasaurus mariakaniensis (87220)
Induan - Smithian252.17 - 247.2Madagascar (Diana) Tangasauridae indet., Tangasaurinae indet., Hovasaurus boulei (92493)