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Charassognathus gracilis
Taxonomy
Charassognathus gracilis was named by Botha et al. (2007). Its type specimen is SAM-PK-K10369, a partial skeleton (complete skull with lower jaw and some cervicals, ribs and limb elements), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Willodene Farm, Locality 16, which is in a Wuchiapingian crevasse splay mudstone/siltstone in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2007 | Charassognathus gracilis Botha et al. p. 478 figs. 3, 4 |
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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.
†Charassognathus gracilis Botha et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Charassognathus gracilis (type locality: 86303) |