Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Aelurosaurus brevirostris

Gorgonopidae

Taxonomy
Aelurosaurus brevirostris was named by Broom (1948) [Holotype is lost]. 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Aelurosaurus brevirostris Broom

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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)
subfamilyGorgonopsinaeSigogneau-Russell 1970
genusAelurosaurusOwen 1881
speciesbrevirostris

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.

show all | hide all
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: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) Aelurosaurus brevirostris (type locality: 22661)