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Scylacops capensis
Taxonomy
Scylacops capensis was named by Broom (1913). Its type specimen is SAM-PK-2343, a partial skeleton (Flattened skull with lower jaw and some postcranial elements), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dunedin, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa. It is the type species of Scylacops.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1913 | Scylacops capensis Broom |
| 1989 | Scylacops capensis 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.
†Scylacops capensis Broom 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Scylacops capensis (174717) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Scylacops capensis (type locality: 171377 181803) |