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Eosimops newtoni
Taxonomy
Eosimops newtoni was named by Broom (1921). Its type specimen is BMNH R.5749, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Victoria West District (?Abrahamskraal Formation), which is in a Capitanian terrestrial sandstone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Eosimops.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1921 | Eosimops newtoni Broom |
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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.
†Eosimops newtoni Broom 1921
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitanian | South Africa (Philippolis) | Eosimops newtoni (196357) | |
| Capitanian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Eosimops newtoni (type locality: 85515) | |
| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Eosimops newtoni (176247) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Eosimops newtoni (171384) |