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Cynognathoidea (disused)

Taxonomy
Cynognathoidea was named by Brink (1963).

It was assigned to Cynodontia by Hopson and Kitching (1972); and to Eucynodontia by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Cynognathoidea Brink
1972Cynognathoidea Hopson and Kitching
1988Cynognathoidea Carroll

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
superfamilyCynognathoideaBrink 1963
superfamilyCynognathoideaBrink 1963

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. †Cynognathoidea Brink 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Created: 2009-01-03 20:35:16
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:35:16
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983
Collections
No collection or age range data are available