Hyperodapedon

Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhynchosauria

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Divisio: †Unspecified Archosauromorpha Division Ordo: Rhynchosauria

Familia: Rhynchosauridae
Subfamilia: †Hyperodapedontinae
Genus: †Hyperodapedon
Species: †H. gordoni – †H. huenei – †H. huxleyi – †H. mariensis – †H. sanjuanensis – †H. stockleyi

Name

Hyperodapedon Huxley, 1859

Type species: Hyperodapedon gordoni Huxley, 1859

Etymology: from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”). + δάπεδον (dápedon, “pavement”) [Rossiter, 1878: p. 177]

Synonyms

• Cephalonia Huene, 1940
• Macrocephalosaurus Tupi-Caldas, 1933
• Paradapedon Huene, 1938
• Stenometopon Boulenger, 1903
• Supradapedon Chatterjee, 1980

References

Additional references

• Huxley, T. H. 1869. On Hyperodapedon.Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 25: 138–152. DOI: 10.1144/GSL.JGS.1869.025.01-02.27
• Rossiter, W. 1878. An illustrated dictionary of scientific terms. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Preview (PDF).
• Burckhardt, R. 1900. I.—On Hyperodapedon Gordoni. Geological Magazine. 7(12): 529–535. DOI: 10.1017/s0016756800183529

Links

• Hyperodapedon – Taxon details on Fossilworks.

Vernacular names

日本語: イリタトル
한국어: 이리타토르
українська: Іритатор

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