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Bunostegos akokanensis
Taxonomy
Bunostegos akokanensis was named by Sidor et al. (2003). Its type specimen is MNN-MOR72, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ibadanane Area II, which is in a Changhsingian floodplain mudstone/sandstone in the Moradi Formation of Niger. It is the type species of Bunostegos.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Bunostegos akokanensis Sidor et al. p. 45 figs. 2-4 |
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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.
†Bunostegos akokanensis Sidor et al. 2003
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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: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | Niger (Agadez) | Bunostegos akokanensis (type locality: 68054) |