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Steppesaurus
Taxonomy
Steppesaurus was named by Olson and Beerbower (1953). It is not extant. Its type is Steppesaurus gurleyi.
It was assigned to Sphenacodontidae by Olson and Beerbower (1953); to Phthinosuchidae by Olson (1962); and to Eotitanosuchia by Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Sphenacodontidae by Olson and Beerbower (1953); to Phthinosuchidae by Olson (1962); and to Eotitanosuchia by Carroll (1988).
Species
S. gurleyi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1953 | Steppesaurus Olson and Beerbower p. 406 |
| 1962 | Steppesaurus Olson pp. 52, 89 figs. 20, Pl. 12 |
| 1988 | Steppesaurus 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.
G. †Steppesaurus Olson and Beerbower 1953
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†Steppesaurus gurleyi Olson and Beerbower 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Kungurian - Roadian | USA (Texas) | S. gurleyi (79694) |