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Galepus
Taxonomy
Galepus was named by Broom (1910). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Galechiridae by King (1988); to Galeopsidae by Carroll (1988); and to Chainosauria by Fröbisch and Reisz (2011).
It was assigned to Galechiridae by King (1988); to Galeopsidae by Carroll (1988); and to Chainosauria by Fröbisch and Reisz (2011).
Species
Entered
by C. Sidor on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1910 | Galepus Broom |
| 1988 | Galepus Carroll |
| 1988 | Galepus King |
| 2011 | Galepus Fröbisch and Reisz |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitanian | South Africa | G. jouberti (221402) |