Marsh named " Nothodon " in the " American Journal of Science " only five days before Cope described " Diadectes " in " Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society ".
12.
Because " D . absitus " and " D . sanmiguelensis " were placed far from other species of " Diadectes " in the analysis, their assignment to the genus was questioned.
13.
Although well known genera like " Diadectes " first appear in the Late Pennsylvanian, fragmentary remains of possible diadectids are known from much earlier deposits, including a piece of lower jaw found in Mississippian strata from Tennessee.
14.
In reptiliomorphs such as Seymouria or Diadectes and basal reptiles such as Pareiasaurus, the trochanteric fossa ( also known as the "'intertrochanteric fossa "') is a very large depression on the ventral / posterior side of the femur.
15.
Under rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the name " Nothodon " would have priority over " Diadectes ", but because the name " Diadectes " has been in use since Case and Williston first synonymized the genera, " Diadectes " remains the accepted name.
16.
Under rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the name " Nothodon " would have priority over " Diadectes ", but because the name " Diadectes " has been in use since Case and Williston first synonymized the genera, " Diadectes " remains the accepted name.
17.
Under rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the name " Nothodon " would have priority over " Diadectes ", but because the name " Diadectes " has been in use since Case and Williston first synonymized the genera, " Diadectes " remains the accepted name.
