Sphenacodontia

Sphenacodonts
Temporal range: Late Pennsylvanian-Recent,
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Sphenacomorpha
Clade: Sphenacodontia
Romer & Price, 1940
Subgroups
  • †Haptodus
  • †Hypselohaptodus
  • Pantherapsida Spindler, 2016[1]

Sphenacodontia is a suborder of the Pelycosaurs. Sphenacodonts include Sphenacodontoids, Varanopids and Ophiacodontids. Sphenacodontia's sister taxon is Caseasauria.

Classification

Sphenacodontia


Sphenacodontidae



†Edaphosauridae



Varanopidae



Ophiacodontidae





References

  1. ↑ Spindler, F. 2016. Morphological description and taxonomic status of Palaeohatteria and Pantelosaurus (Synapsida: Sphenacodontia). Freiberger Forschungshefte C550(23): 1–57. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321129043_Morphological_description_and_taxonomic_status_of_Palaeohatteria_and_Pantelosaurus_Synapsida_Sphenacodontia
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