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Rubidgea atrox

Gorgonopidae

Taxonomy
Rubidgea atrox was named by Broom (1938). Its type specimen is RC 13, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dorsfontein, Graaff-Reinet, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Rubidgea atrox Broom
1938Rubidgea kitchingi Broom
1940Rubidgea laticeps Broom
1948Rubidgea atrox Broom
1948Rubidgea kitchingi Broom
1950Gorgonognathus maximus Huene
1953Broomicephalus laticeps Brink and Kitching
1953Rubidgea majora Brink and Kitching
1989Broomicephalus laticeps Sigogneau-Russell
1989Rubidgea atrox Sigogneau-Russell
1989Rubidgea majora Sigogneau-Russell
2002Titanogorgon maximus Maisch
2007Clelandina laticeps Gebauer
2016Rubidgea atrox Kammerer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
familyGorgonopidae(Lydekker 1890)
subfamilyRubidgeinae
tribeRubidgeiniBroom 1938
genusRubidgea
speciesatrox

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Rubidgea atrox Broom 1938
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Invalid names: Broomicephalus laticeps Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym], Gorgonognathus maximus Huene 1950 [synonym], Rubidgea kitchingi Broom 1938 [synonym], Rubidgea laticeps Broom 1940 [synonym], Rubidgea majora Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available