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Compsodon helmoedi
Taxonomy
Compsodon helmoedi was named by Van Hoepen (1934). Its type specimen is NMQR 1460, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kranskraal, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in the Normandien Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Compsodon.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1934 | Compsodon helmoedi Van Hoepen |
| 2014 | Compsodon helmoedi Angielczyk et al. |
| 2017 | Compsodon helmoedi Angielczyk and Kammerer |
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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.
†Compsodon helmoedi Van Hoepen 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuchiapingian | Zambia | Compsodon helmoedi (184677 185594) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Free State) | Compsodon helmoedi (type locality: 179328) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Compsodon helmoedi (174741 190281) |