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Pareiasuchus
Taxonomy
Pareiasuchus was named by Broom and Haughton (1913). It is not extant. Its type is Pareiasuchus peringueyi.
It was assigned to Pareiasauria by Broom and Haughton (1913); to Pareiasauridae by Hartmann-Weinberg (1937); and to Pareiasauria by Lee (1997), Lee et al. (1997).
It was assigned to Pareiasauria by Broom and Haughton (1913); to Pareiasauridae by Hartmann-Weinberg (1937); and to Pareiasauria by Lee (1997), Lee et al. (1997).
Species
P. nasicornis, P. peringueyi (syn. Pareiasaurus pulcher) (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1913 | Pareiasuchus Broom and Haughton p. 17 |
| 1937 | Pareiasuchus Hartmann-Weinberg p. 664 |
| 1997 | Pareiasuchus Lee p. 259 |
| 1997 | Pareiasuchus Lee et al. p. 308 |
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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. †Pareiasuchus Broom and Haughton 1913
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†Pareiasuchus nasicornis Haughton and Boonstra 1929
†Pareiasuchus peringueyi Broom and Haughton 1913
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Invalid names: Pareiasaurus pulcher Broom 1935 [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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Zechstein or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | P. sp. (176246) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Zambia (Eastern) | P. nasicornis (86257) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | P. nasicornis (80826) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | P. peringueyi (171377) | |
| Zechstein | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Pareiasaurus pulcher (34816) |