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Holops cordatus

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Holops cordatus was named by Cope (1869). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Thoracosaurus cordatus by Troxell (1925), Hay (1930) and Rapp (1944); it was considered a nomen dubium by Brochu (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Holops cordatus Cope
1902Holops cordatus Hay p. 516
1925Thoracosaurus cordatus Troxell
1930Thoracosaurus cordatus Hay p. 149
1944Thoracosaurus cordatus Rapp

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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
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
LongirostresCuvier
Gavialoidea(Brochu 1997)
Gavialidae(Adams 1854)
genusHolopsLeidy 1852
speciescordatus

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.

Holops cordatus Cope 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available