Cricotus
| Cricotus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Tetrapoda |
| Superorder: | Reptiliomorpha |
| Order: | Anthracosauria |
| Family: | Archeriidae |
| Genus: | Cricotus |
Cricotus is an extinct genus of Embolomeri. It was erected by Cope in 1875,[1] on the basis of fragmentary, not clearly associated remains including caudal vertebrae, on which the name was established (in fact, based on a single intercentrum), as well as a few other postcranial bones. It was little-used in the subsequent literature, contrary to Archeria, which appears to be a junior synonym of Cricotus. However, given that the type species of Cricotus (C. heteroclitus) is a nomen dubium, the name Cricotus is unavailable. This is why Holmes [2] suggested using the name Archeria for this taxon, though he provided no evidence that he made a formal appeal to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature for this (and presumably did not do it).
References
- ↑ Cope ED. 1875. On fossil remains of reptilia and fishes from Illinois. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 27: 404-408.
- ↑ Holmes R. 1989. The skull and axial skeleton of the Lower Permian anthracosauroid amphibian Archeria crassidisca Cope. Palaeontographica Abt. A Palaeozoologie – Stratigraphie 207: 161-206.