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Rubidgeini

Gorgonopidae

Taxonomy
Rubidgeini was named by Broom (1938). It is the type tribe of Rubidgeinae. It was considered monophyletic by Kammerer (2016).

It was assigned to Rubidgeinae by Kammerer (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Rubidgeini Broom
2016Rubidgeini Kammerer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
suborderGorgonopsia
familyGorgonopidae(Lydekker 1890)
subfamilyRubidgeinae
tribeRubidgeiniBroom 1938
tribeRubidgeiniBroom 1938

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.

Tr. †Rubidgeini Broom 1938
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G. †Clelandina Broom 1948
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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]
Invalid names: Dracocephalus Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym], Tigrisaurus Broom and George 1950 [synonym]
G. †Dinogorgon Broom 1936
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Dinogorgon rubidgei Broom 1936
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Invalid names: Dinogorgon oudebergensis Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym], Dinogorgon quinquemolaris Huene 1950 [synonym], Prorubidgea robusta Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym]
G. †Leontosaurus Broom and George 1950
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Leontosaurus vanderhorsti Broom and George 1950
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Invalid names: Rubidgea platyrhina Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym]
G. †Rubidgea Broom 1938
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Rubidgea atrox Broom 1938
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Invalid names: Broomicephalus laticeps Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym], Gorgonognathus maximus Huene 1950 [synonym], Rubidgea kitchingi Broom 1938 [synonym], Rubidgea laticeps Broom 1940 [synonym], Rubidgea majora Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym]
Invalid names: Broomicephalus Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym], Titanogorgon Maisch 2002 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Northern Cape) Leontosaurus vanderhorsti (178869)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14South Africa (Eastern Cape) Clelandina major (80826 178274) Clelandina rubidgei (178113) Dinogorgon rubidgei (174717 176504) Rubidgea atrox (171376 176311) Rubidgea laticeps (176308)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Tanzania (Ruvuma) Dinogorgon quinquemolaris, Gorgonognathus maximus (181520) Dinogorgon rubidgei (135698 180461)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Zambia Dinogorgon sp. (184660 184662)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902South Africa (Eastern Cape) Clelandina rubidgei (174735) Dinogorgon oudebergensis (174663) Dinogorgon rubidgei (178889 178891) Dracocephalus scheepersi (177563) Leontosaurus vanderhorsti (89863) Prorubidgea robusta (178872) Rubidgea atrox (178900 178903) Rubidgea kitchingi (178864) Rubidgea sp. (174741)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902South Africa (Western Cape) Leontosaurus vanderhorsti, Rubidgea platyrhina, Sycosaurus vanderhorsti (80176) Rubidgea majora (178875) Rubidgea platyrhina (174623) Tigrisaurus pricei (178477)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902South Africa (Northern Cape) Broomicephalus laticeps (178871)