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Gorgonops kaiseri
Taxonomy
Pachyrhinos kaiseri was named by Broili and Schroder (1934). Its type specimen is BSPG 1934 VIII 10, a skull (partial skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Farm La-de-da, which is in a Capitanian fluvial siliciclastic in South Africa.
It was recombined as Gorgonops kaiseri by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
It was recombined as Gorgonops kaiseri by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1934 | Pachyrhinos kaiseri Broili and Schroder |
| 1989 | Gorgonops kaiseri 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.
†Gorgonops kaiseri Broili and Schroder 1934
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| F. Broili and J. Schroder 1934 | Pachyrhinos kaiseri is a typical Gorgonopsid of the supborder Theriodontier |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Pachyrhinos kaiseri (type locality: 31777) |