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Keratocephalus moloch
Taxonomy
Keratocephalus moloch was named by von Huene (1931). It is not extant. Its type locality is Abrahamskraal, Prince Albert, which is in a Capitanian floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1913 | Pelosuchus priscus Broom |
| 1931 | Keratocephalus moloch von Huene |
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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.
†Keratocephalus moloch von Huene 1931
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Invalid names: Pelosuchus priscus Broom [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Keratocephalus moloch (type locality: 86388 176244 176355) Pelosuchus priscus (198664) |