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Clelandina rubidgei

Osteichthyes - Gorgonopidae

Taxonomy

Clelandina rubidgei was named by Broom (1948). Its type specimen is RC 57, a skull (Fragments of a flattened skull, with lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Adendorp, Graaff-Reinet, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa. It is the type species of Clelandina.

Synonyms

Tigrisaurus pricei was named by Broom and George (1950). Its type specimen is BP/1/742, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Milton (De Hoop), Murraysburg, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was recombined as Dinogorgon pricei by Sigogneau (1970), Sigogneau-Russell (1989); it was recombined as Rubidgea pricei by Gebauer (2007) and Gebauer (2007); it was synonymized subjectively with Clelandina rubidgei by Kammerer (2016), Kammerer (2017).
Clelandina major was named by Broom (1948). Its type specimen is MMK 5031, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Spandau Kop, Graaff-Reinet Commonage, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Aelurognathus tigriceps by Kammerer (2016); it was considered a nomen dubium by Sigogneau-Russell (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Clelandina rubidgei by Kammerer (2017).
Dracocephalus scheepersi was named by Brink and Kitching (1953). Its type specimen is RC 102, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zuurplaats, Suurplaas, Graaff-Reinet (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was recombined as Dinogorgon scheepersi by Watson and Romer (1956); it was recombined as Clelandina scheepersi by Sigogneau (1970), Sigogneau-Russell (1989) and Gebauer (2007); it was synonymized subjectively with Clelandina rubidgei by Kammerer (2016), Kammerer (2017).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1948	Clelandina major Broom
1948	Clelandina rubidgei Broom
1950	Tigrisaurus pricei Broom and George p. 188 figs. 1-2
1953	Dracocephalus scheepersi Brink and Kitching
1956	Dinogorgon scheepersi Watson and Romer
1970	Clelandina scheepersi Sigogneau
1970	Dinogorgon pricei Sigogneau
1989	Clelandina rubidgei Sigogneau-Russell
1989	Clelandina scheepersi Sigogneau-Russell
1989	Dinogorgon pricei Sigogneau-Russell
2007	Clelandina scheepersi Gebauer
2007	Rubidgea pricei Gebauer
2016	Clelandina rubidgei Kammerer
2017	Clelandina rubidgei Kammerer

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha

Rank	Name	Author
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
suborder	Gorgonopsia
family	Gorgonopidae	(Lydekker 1890)
subfamily	Rubidgeinae
tribe	Rubidgeini	Broom 1938
genus	Clelandina
species	rubidgei

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.

†Clelandina rubidgei Broom 1948

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Invalid names: Clelandina major Broom 1948 [synonym], Dracocephalus scheepersi Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym], Tigrisaurus pricei Broom and George 1950 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialuc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Diet:

carnivoresubo

Created:

2009-01-03 20:34:07

Modified:

2009-01-03 22:34:07

Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (6 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	Clelandina major (80826 178274) Clelandina rubidgei (type locality: 178113)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian	259.51 - 251.902	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	Clelandina rubidgei (174735) Dracocephalus scheepersi (177563)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian	259.51 - 251.902	South Africa (Western Cape)	Tigrisaurus pricei (178477)