Saurodektes rogersorum Modesto et al. 2003

Reptilia - Parareptilia - Owenettidae

Alternative combination: Saurodectes rogersorum

Synonym: Owenetta kitchingorum Reisz and Scott 2002

Full reference: S.P. Modesto, R. J. Damiani, J. Neveling and A.M. Yates. 2003. A new Triassic owenettid parareptile and the mother of mass extinctions. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(3):715-719

Belongs to Saurodektes according to S. P. Modesto et al. 2004

See also Hamley et al. 2020, Modesto et al. 2003, Pérez-García and Murelaga 2013 and Reisz and Scott 2002

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Saurodektes rogersorum: BP/1/6025, a partial skull ((incl. few postcrania)). Its type locality is Manhaar Hill, which is in an Induan fluvial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
  • Owenetta kitchingorum: BP/1/4195a, a skeleton. Its type locality is Donovan's Kop, which is in an Induan fluvial siliciclastic in the Katberg Formation of South Africa.

Distribution:

• Triassic of South Africa (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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