†Ruhuhucerberus haughtoni Huene 1950
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Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae
Alternative combinations: Aelurognathus haughtoni, Leontocephalus haughtoni
Synonyms: Ruhuhucerberus terror Maisch 2002, Sycosaurus terror Maisch 2002
Full reference: F. v. Huene. 1950. Die Theriodontier des ostafrikanischen Ruhuhu-Gebietes in der Tuebinger Sammlung. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie and Palaeontologie, Abhandlungen 92:47-136
Belongs to Ruhuhucerberus according to C. F. Kammerer 2016
See also Sigogneau-Russell 1989
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Ruhuhucerberus haughtoni: GPIT/RE/7117, a skull. Its type locality is Kingori locality, Ruhuhu Basin, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Usili Formation of Tanzania.
- Ruhuhucerberus terror: UMZC T891, a skull. Its type locality is B4, Katumbi Vawili (Lower Bonebed K6), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Usili Formation of Tanzania.
Distribution:
• Permian of Tanzania (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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