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Aelurosaurus polyodon
Taxonomy
Galerhinus polyodon was named by Broom (1935). Its type specimen is TMP 341, a partial skull (Snout with part of lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leeukloof, which is in a Wuchiapingian crevasse splay sandstone/claystone in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa.
It was recombined as Aelurosaurus polyodon by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
It was recombined as Aelurosaurus polyodon by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1935 | Galerhinus polyodon Broom |
| 1989 | Aelurosaurus polyodon Sigogneau-Russell |
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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.
†Aelurosaurus polyodon Broom 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Galerhinus polyodon (22661) |