After Maisch, 2001, with some missing species from Botha-Brink & Angielczyk, 2010
<==o †Kannemeyeriiformes von Huene, 1948 sensu Maisch, 2001 [nom. transl. ex Kannemeyeriidae von Huene, 1948] |--o †Dinanomodon Broom, 1938 [Dicynodon] | |-- †D. gigas | `-- †D. rubidgei `--+--o †Shanisiodontidae Cox, 1965 | |--o †Vinceria Bonaparte, 1967 | | |-- †V. argentinensis | | `-- †V. andina | `--+-- †Rhinodicynodon gracile Kalandadze, 1970 | `--+-- †Tetragonias njalilus Cruickshank, 1967 | `--o †Shansiodon Yeh, 1959 | |-- †S. shaanbeiensis | |-- †S. wangi | |-- †S. wuhsiangensis | `-- †S. wupuensis `--+--o †Kannemeyeriidae von Huene, 1948 [Dicynodontidae: Kannemeyeriinae Huene, 1948; Dicynodontidae: Kannemeyeriinae: Kannemeyeriini Lehman, 1961; Kannemeyeriidae: Kannemeyeriinae] | |-- †Xiyukannemeyeria brevirostris [=? Parakannemeyeria brevirostris] | |-- †Rabidosaurus cristatus Kalandadze, 1970 | |-- †Wadiasaurus indicus Roy-Chowdhury, 1970 | `--o †Kannemeyeria Seeley, 1908 [incl. Uralokannemeyeria Danilov, 1971; Shaanbeikannemeyeria Cheng, 1980] | |-- †K. wilsoni | |-- †K. vanhoepeni [=? “Dicynodon” vanhoepeni] | |-- †K. argentinensis [=? Vinceria argentinensis] | |-- †K. simocephala (Weithofer, 1888) Broom, 1913 [K. latifrons; K. proboscoides; K. erithrea; Sagecephalus pachyrhychus] | |-- †K. lophorhinus | |-- †K. xilougoensis [Shaanbeikannemeyeria xilougoensis] | |-- †K. buerdongia [Shaanbeikannemeyeria buerdongia] | |-- †K. vjuschkovi (Danilov, 1971) [Uralokannemeyeria vjuschkovi Danilov, 1971] | `-- †K. latirostris `--+?-o †Jacheleria Bonaparte, 1971 [Jachaleriinae Keyser & Cruickshank, 1979] | |-- †J. platygnathus | |-- †J. colorata Bonaparte, 1971 | `-- †J. candelariensis Araújo & Gonzaga, 1980 |--o †Stahleckeriidae Lehman, 1961 [advanced kannemayeriids (Surkov et al., 2005)] | |?- †Dolichuranus primaevus Keyser, 1973 [Rhopalorhinus etionensis Keyser, 1973; Dolichuranus etionensis (Keyser) Keyser & Cruickshank, 1979] | |--o †Stahleckeriinae Lehman, 1961 | | |?- †Zambiasaurus submersus Cox, 1968 | | |-- †Angonisaurus cruickshanki Cox & Li, 1983 | | `-- †Stahleckeria potens von Huene, 1935 [Stahleckeria lenzii Romer & Price, 1944; Barysoma lenzii (Romer & Price) Cox, 1965] | `--o †Placeriinae King, 1988 sensu Maisch, 2001 [non trans. ex Dicynodontidae: Kannemeyeriinae: Placeriini King, 1988] | |?- †Moghreberia Duduit, 1980 | |-- †Ischigualastia jenseni Cox, 1962 [=? Kannemeyeria jenseni] | `--o †Placerias Lucas, 1904 | |-- †P. nmachouensis | `-- †P. hesternus Lucas, 1904 [incl. Placerias gigas] `--o †Dinodontosauridae Keyser & Cruickshank, 1979 sensu Maisch, 2001 [nom. trans. ex Kannemeyeriidae: Dinodontosaurinae Keyser & Cruickshank, 1979] |-- †Dinodontosaurus oliveirai Romer, 1943 `--+--o †Sinokannemeyeriinae King, 1988 sensu Maisch, 2001 [nom. trans. ex Dicynodontidae: Kannemeyeriinae: Sinokannemeyeriini King, 1988] | |--o †Parakennemeyeria Sun, 1960 | | |-- †P. ningwuensis | | |-- †P. dolichocephala | | |-- †P. youngi | | |-- †P. shenmuensis | | `-- †P. chengi | `--o †Sinokannemeyeria Young, 1937 | |-- †S. pearsoni | |-- †S. yingchiaoensis | `-- †S. sanchuanheensis `--o †Rechnisaurinae Maisch, 2001 |--o †Rhadiodromus Efremov, 1951 [Rhinocerocephalus Vjushkov, 1969] | |-- †R. klimovi (Efremov, 1940) [Lystrosaurus klimovi Efremov, 1940, Rhinocerocephalus cisuralensis Vjuschkov, 1969] | `-- †R. mariae `--+-- †Rechnisaurus cristarhynchus Roy-Chowdhury, 1970 [Proplacerias] `--o †Sangusaurus Cox, 1969 |-- †S. edentatus `-- †S. parringtoni
Kannemeyeriiformes incertae sedis:
†Kannemeyeriidae gen. et sp. indet. (L.Cret. Aust.) †Chanaria †Elephantosaurus jachimovitchi Vjuschkov, 1969
Kannemeyeriiformes nomina dubia:
†Azarifeneria Duduit, 1989 †Calleonasus furvus Kalandadze, 1985 †Edaxosaurus edentatus Kalandadze, 1985 †Elatosaurus facetus Kalandadze, 1985 Probably nomina dubia: †Nasoplanites Surkov, 1999 †Cristonasus Surkov, 1999 †Parvobestiola Surkov, 1999 †Planitorostris Surkov, 1999
Alternative taxonomic treatments of Kannemeyeriiform dicynodonts:
After Damiani, Vasconcelos, Renaut, Hancox & Yates, 2007<==+-- †Dinanomodon `--o †Kannemeyeriiformes |--o †Shanisiodontidae | |-- †Vinceria | `--+-- †“Shansiodon” | `-- †Tetragonias `--o †Kannemeyeriidae |-- †Kannemeyeria `--+-- †Dolichuranus `--o †Stahleckeriidae |-- †Stahleckeria `-- †Ischigualastia |
After Maisch, 2001<==o †Kannemeyeriiformes |-- †Dinanomodon `--+--o †Shanisiodontidae | |-- †Vinceria | `--+-- †Rhinodicynodon | `--+-- †Tetragonias | `-- †Shansiodon `--+--o †Kannemeyeriidae | |-- †Xiyukannemeyeria | |-- †Rabidosaurus | |-- †Wadiasaurus | `-- †Kannemeyeria `--+?-o †Jachaleriinae | `-- †Jacheleria |--o †Stahleckeriidae | |--o †Stahleckeriinae | | |?- †Zambiasaurus | | |-- †Angonisaurus | | `-- †Stahleckeria | `--o †Placeriinae | |?- †Moghreberia | |-- †Ischigualastia | `-- †Placerias `--o †Dinodontosauridae |-- †Dinodontosaurus `--+--o †Sinokannemeyeriinae | |-- †Parakennemeyeria | `-- †Sinokannemeyeria `--o †Rechnisaurinae |-- †Rhadiodromus `--+-- †Rechnisaurus `-- †Sangusaurus |
After Cox & Li, 1983†Kannemeyeriidae †Kannemeyeria †Uralokammemeyeria †Shaanbiekannemeyeria †Rabidosaurus †Rhinocerocephalus †Ischigualastia †Placerias †Moghrebeeria [sic] ?†Wadiasaurus †Stahleckeridae †Dinodontosaurus †Parakannemeyeria †Dolichuranus †Rhinocynodon †Stahleckeria †Sinokannemeyeria †Zambiasaurus †Shansiodontidae †Shansiodon †Tetragonias †Angonisaurus ?†Vinceria Incertae sedis:†Barysoma †Elephantosaurus †Jacheleria †Rhadiodromus †Sangusaurus |
After Keyser & Cruckshank, 1979†Kannemeyeriidae †Kannemeyeriinae †Kannemeyeria †Uralokammemeyeria †Rabidosaurus ?†Rhadiodromus ?†Rhinocerocephalus ?†Sangusaurus ?†Wadiasaurus †Stahleckerinae †Stahleckeria †Ischigualastia †Placerias †Barysoma †Dinodontosaurinae †Dinodontosaurus †Sinokannemeyeria †Parakannemeyeria †Dolichuranus †Shansiodon †Tetragonias †Vinceria †Rhinocynodon ?†Zambiasaurus †Jachelerinae †Jacheleria |
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Special thanks to:
Jos H. M. Dols, for gathering additional information and species.