†Aloposaurus tenuis Brink and Kitching 1953 (therapsid)
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Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae
Alternative combination: Aloposauroides tenuis
Synonym: Cynarioides tenuis Broom 1925
Full reference: A. S. Brink and J. W. Kitching. 1953. Studies on new specimens of the Gorgonopsia. Palaeontologia Africana 1:1-28
Belongs to Aloposaurus according to D. S. Sigogneau-Russell 1989
See also Brink and Kitching 1953
Sister taxa: Aloposaurus gracilis, Cyniscops broomianus
Type specimens:
- Aloposaurus tenuis: BP/1/256, a skull (Flattened and crushed skull with lower jaw). Its type locality is Saint Olives, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
- Cynarioides tenuis: MMK 2046, a skull (Crushed skull with lower jaw). Its type locality is Biesjiespoort, Victoria West, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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