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Hyperokynodon

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Trematosauridae

Taxonomy
Hyperokynodon was named by Plieninger (1852). Its type is Hyperokynodon keuperinus.

It was assigned to Tertreminae by Schoch and Milner (2000); and to Trematosauridae by Kuhn (1971), Schoch et al. (2002).

Species
H. keuperinus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Hyperokynodon Plieninger
1971Hyperokynodon Kuhn p. 8
2000Hyperokynodon Schoch and Milner p. 111
2002Hyperokynodon Schoch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Trematosauria
superfamilyTrematosauroidea
familyTrematosauridae
genusHyperokynodonPlieninger 1852

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. †Hyperokynodon Plieninger 1852
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Hyperokynodon keuperinus Plieninger 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) H. keuperinus (106459)