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Vetusodon

Taxonomy
Vetusodon was named by Abdala et al. (2019). Its type is Vetusodon elikhulu.

It was assigned to Epicynodontia by Abdala et al. (2019).

Species
V. elikhulu (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Vetusodon Abdala et al.

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

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.

G. †Vetusodon Abdala et al. 2019
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Vetusodon elikhulu Abdala et al. 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) V. elikhulu (179618)