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Alopecodontidae

Therocephalia - Alopecodontidae

Taxonomy
Alopecodontidae was named by Broom (1932).

It was assigned to Therocephalia by Haughton and Brink (1954) and Boonstra (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Alopecodontidae Broom
1954Alopecodontidae Haughton and Brink p. 7
1969Alopecodontidae Boonstra

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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()
orderTherocephalia
familyAlopecodontidaeBroom 1932
familyAlopecodontidaeBroom 1932

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.

Fm. †Alopecodontidae Broom 1932
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G. †Alopecideops Broom 1932
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†Alopecideops gracilis Broom 1932
G. †Alopecodon Broom 1908
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Invalid names: Alopecodon minor Broom 1925 [synonym], Alopecodon rugosus Broom [synonym]
G. †Pardosuchus Broom 1908
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†Pardosuchus whaitsi Broom 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:34:57
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:34:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) Alopecideops gracilis (198720) Alopecodon priscus, Alopecodon minor (86388) Alopecodon priscus, Alopecodon rugosus (176247) Pardosuchus whaitsi (176244)