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Palacrodon browni
Taxonomy
Palacrodon browni was named by Broom (1906). Its type specimen is SAM-PK-5871, a mandible (incomplete left lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aliwal North Area, which is in an Anisian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Palacrodon.
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Synonymy list
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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.
†Palacrodon browni Broom 1906
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Invalid names: Fremouwsaurus geludens Gow 1992 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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C. E. Gow 1999 | Small diapsid reptile with breached lower temporal bars and acrodont dentition. Teeth small and peg-like anteriorly, becoming broad posteriorly with crowns biconcave in profile. Posterior cheek teeth of mature individuals having broad mesial and distal contacts with their neighbours. |
Measurements
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Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Triassic | Antarctica | Fremouwsaurus geludens (87410) | |
Olenekian | South Africa (Free State) | Palacrodon browni (98617) | |
Anisian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Palacrodon browni (type locality: 80060) | |
Norian | USA (Arizona) | Palacrodon browni (196662) |