Metoposaurus

Metoposaurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Metoposauroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Ordo: †Temnospondyli Subordo: †Eutemnospondyli Subordo: †Rhachitomi Cladus: †Eryopiformes Cladus: †Limnarchia Cladus: †Stereospondylomorpha Subordo: †Stereospondyli Cladus: †Superstes Cladus: †Neostereospondyli Cladus: †Trematosauria Superfamilia: †Metoposauroidea

Familia: †Metoposauridae
Genus: †Metoposaurus
Species: †M. algarvensis – †M. diagnosticus – †M. krasiejowensi

Name

Metoposaurus Lydekker, 1890: 152, nom. nov.

Synonymy

• Replaced synonym
• Metopias Meyer, 1842, junior homonym of Metopias Gory, 1832, Coleoptera
  • Type species: Metopias diagnosticus Meyer, 1842

References

Primary references

• Lydekker, R. 1890. Catalogue of the fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum (Natural History). Part IV. Containing the orders Anomodontia, Ecaudata, Caudata, and Labyrinthodontia; and supplement. British Museum (Natural History): London. BHL Reference page. 

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