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Smaug giganteus (Gant spinytail lizard)
Taxonomy
Cordylus giganteus was named by Smith (1844). It is extant.
It was recombined as Smaug giganteus by Stanley et al. (2011).
It was recombined as Smaug giganteus by Stanley et al. (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1844 | Cordylus giganteus Smith |
| 1996 | Cordylus giganteus Frank and Ramus |
| 2011 | Smaug giganteus Stanley et al. |
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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.
Smaug giganteus Smith 1844 [Gant spinytail lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene | South Africa | Cordylus giganteus (22332) |