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Herpetoskylax hopsoni
Taxonomy
Herpetoskylax hopsoni was named by Sidor and Rubidge (2006). Its type specimen is CGP 1/67, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Matjiesfontein, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa. It is the type species of Herpetoskylax.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Herpetoskylax hopsoni Sidor and Rubidge p. 80 |
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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.
†Herpetoskylax hopsoni Sidor and Rubidge 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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Herpetoskylax hopsoni (type locality: 176307) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Rubidgina sp. (176309) |