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Tetracynodon tenuis
Taxonomy
Tetracynodon tenuis was named by Broom and Robinson (1948). It is not extant. Its type locality is New Bethesda Commonage, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in the Balfour Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Tetracynodon.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1948 | Tetracynodon tenuis Broom and Robinson |
| 2012 | Tetracynodon tenuis Sigurdsen et al. p. 1114 |
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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.
†Tetracynodon tenuis Broom and Robinson 1948
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Tetracynodon tenuis (178695) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Tetracynodon tenuis (type locality: 80219 179588) |