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Paraburnetia sneeubergensis
Taxonomy
Paraburnetia sneeubergensis was named by Smith et al. (2006) [Distinguished from other burnetiamorphs by the
following autapomorphies: squamosal with supratemporal ‘horn’
oriented vertically with bulbous terminal end, supraorbital boss
with well-defined apical crest, and palatine-pterygoid boss very
elongate.]. Its type specimen is SAM-PK-K10037, a skull ( complete skull with lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Walplaas, which is in a Wuchiapingian fine channel fill siltstone in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Paraburnetia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Paraburnetia sneeubergensis Smith et al. p. 333 |
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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.
†Paraburnetia sneeubergensis Smith et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Paraburnetia sneeubergensis (type locality: 144682) |