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Younginidae
Taxonomy
Younginidae was named by Broom (1914). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Younginiformes by Haughton and Brink (1954); to Eosuchia by Kuhn (1966), Olson (1966), Currie (1980); to Younginoidea by Currie (1982), Benton (1985); and to Eosuchia by Broom (1914), Kuhn (1946), Carroll (1981), Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Younginiformes by Haughton and Brink (1954); to Eosuchia by Kuhn (1966), Olson (1966), Currie (1980); to Younginoidea by Currie (1982), Benton (1985); and to Eosuchia by Broom (1914), Kuhn (1946), Carroll (1981), Carroll (1988).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Younginidae Broom pp. 1072, 1075 |
| 1946 | Younginidae Kuhn p. 63 |
| 1954 | Younginidae Haughton and Brink p. 3 |
| 1966 | Younginidae Kuhn p. 35 |
| 1966 | Younginidae Olson p. 301 |
| 1980 | Younginidae Currie p. 501 |
| 1981 | Younginidae Carroll p. 319 |
| 1982 | Younginidae Currie |
| 1985 | Younginidae Benton p. 157 |
| 1988 | Younginidae Carroll |
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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.
Fm. †Younginidae Broom 1914
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G. †Thadeosaurus Carroll 1981
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†Thadeosaurus colcanapi Carroll 1981
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Invalid names: Broomia madagascariensis Piveteau 1926 [synonym]
G. †Youngina Broom 1914
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†Youngina capensis Broom 1914
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Invalid names: Acanthotoposaurus bremneri Evans and van den Heever 1987 [synonym], Youngoides minor Broom and Robinson 1948 [synonym], Youngoides romeri Olson and Broom 1937 [synonym], Youngopsis kitchingi Broom 1937 [synonym], Youngopsis rubidgei Broom and Robinson 1948 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acanthotoposaurus Evans and van den Heever 1987 [synonym], Youngoides Olson and Broom 1937 [synonym], Youngopsis Broom 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Youngina capensis (84714) | |
| Lopingian | Madagascar (Tulear) | Thadeosaurus colcanapi (85494) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Youngina capensis (88342 89859) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Youngina capensis (80225 80226 171147) Youngina capensis, Acanthotoposaurus bremneri (80216) Youngina capensis, Youngopsis kitchingi, Youngoides minor (80219) Youngopsis rubidgei (171146) |