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Beaufortiscus dixi
Taxonomy
Beaufortiscus dixi was named by Riek (1976). Its type specimen is NM 950ab, a tegmen (complete tegmen), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Lidgetton (Lid 111), which is in a Changhsingian delta plain shale in the Estcourt Formation of South Africa.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1976 | Beaufortiscus dixi Riek p. 779 figs. 15; Pl 5 figs 1, 2 |
| 1999 | Beaufortiscus dixi van Dijk and Geertsema p. 139 |
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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.
†Beaufortiscus dixi Riek 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Changhsingian | South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) | Beaufortiscus dixi (type locality: 14357) |