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Phthinosaurus
Taxonomy
Phthinosaurus was named by Efremov (1940). It is not extant. Its type is Phthinosaurus borissiaki.
It was assigned to Phthinosuchidae by Carroll (1988); to Phthinosauridae by Battail and Surkov (2000); and to Rhopalodontidae by Ivakhnenko (2003).
It was assigned to Phthinosuchidae by Carroll (1988); to Phthinosauridae by Battail and Surkov (2000); and to Rhopalodontidae by Ivakhnenko (2003).
Species
P. borissiaki (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1940 | Phthinosaurus Efremov |
1988 | Phthinosaurus Carroll |
2000 | Phthinosaurus Battail and Surkov |
2003 | Phthinosaurus Ivakhnenko |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988 |