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Pelictosuchus paucidens
Taxonomy
Pelictosuchus paucidens was named by Broom (1940). It is not extant. Its type specimen is RC 31, a partial skull. Its type locality is Wellwood (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1940 | Pelictosuchus paucidens Broom p. 164 fig. 7 |
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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.
†Pelictosuchus paucidens Broom 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Pelictosuchus paucidens (type locality: 174717) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Pelictosuchus paucidens (80226) |