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Leontosaurus
Taxonomy
Leontosaurus was named by Broom and George (1950).
It was assigned to Gorgonopsia by Broom and George (1950); and to Rubidgeini by Kammerer (2016).
It was assigned to Gorgonopsia by Broom and George (1950); and to Rubidgeini by Kammerer (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Leontosaurus Broom and George p. 189 |
| 2016 | Leontosaurus Kammerer |
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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.
G. †Leontosaurus Broom and George 1950
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†Leontosaurus vanderhorsti Broom and George 1950
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Invalid names: Rubidgea platyrhina Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | L. vanderhorsti (178869) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | L. vanderhorsti, Rubidgea platyrhina, Sycosaurus vanderhorsti (80176) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | L. vanderhorsti (89863) |