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Kwazulusaurus

Osteichthyes - Anomodontia - Lystrosauridae

Taxonomy
Kwazulusaurus was named by Maisch (2002). Its type is Kwazulusaurus shakai. It was considered monophyletic by Maisch (2002).

It was assigned to Lystrosauridae by Maisch (2002).

Species
K. shakai (type species)
Entered
by J. Camp (authorized by H. Sims) on 2008-04-24; modified by R. Butler on 2016-02-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Kwazulusaurus Maisch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
—DicynodontoideaCluver and King 1983
familyLystrosauridae
genusKwazulusaurus

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.

G. †Kwazulusaurus Maisch 2002
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†Kwazulusaurus shakai Maisch 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:45
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:45
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) K. shakai (176319)