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Aulacephalodon
Taxonomy
Aulacephalodon was named by Seeley (1898). Its type is Dicynodon bainii.
It was corrected as Aulacocephalodon by Broom (1948).
It was assigned to Anomodontia by Broom (1948); to Aulacephalodontidae by Carroll (1988); to Aulacephalodontini by King (1988); to Dicynodontia by Govender (2008); and to Geikiinae by Kammerer and Angielczyk (2009).
It was corrected as Aulacocephalodon by Broom (1948).
It was assigned to Anomodontia by Broom (1948); to Aulacephalodontidae by Carroll (1988); to Aulacephalodontini by King (1988); to Dicynodontia by Govender (2008); and to Geikiinae by Kammerer and Angielczyk (2009).
Species
A. bainii (syn. Aulacocephalodon peavoti, Dicynodon laticeps, Aulacocephalodon tigriceps, Proaulacocephalodon miltoni, Aulacocephalodon pricei, Aulacocephalodon cadlei, Aulacocephalodon luckhoffi, Aulacocephalodon latissimus, Aulacocephalodon haughtoni, Aulacocephalodon hartzenbergi, Dicynodon bolorhinoides, Aulacocephalodon vanderhorsti), A. cadlei, A. rubidgei
Synonyms
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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. †Aulacephalodon Seeley 1898
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†Aulacephalodon bainii Owen 1845
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Invalid names: Aulacocephalodon cadlei Broom 1948 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon hartzenbergi Broom 1937 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon haughtoni Broom 1921 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon latissimus Broom 1932 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon luckhoffi Broom 1937 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon peavoti Broom 1921 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon pricei Broom and George 1950 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon tigriceps Owen 1855 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon vanderhorsti Broom and George 1950 [synonym], Dicynodon bolorhinoides Watson 1960 [synonym], Dicynodon laticeps Broom 1912 [synonym], Proaulacocephalodon miltoni Toerien 1955 [synonym]
†Aulacephalodon cadlei Broom 1948
†Aulacephalodon rubidgei Broom 1940
Invalid names: Proaulacocephalodon Toerien 1955 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (27 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Limpopo) | Dicynodon laticeps (178198) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | A. baini (178742 178805) A. bainii (180347 180462) Aulacocephalodon vanderhorsti (178734) Dicynodon bolorhinoides (175565) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Graaff-Reinet) | A. bainii (171378) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | A. baini (178523 179590) Bainia peavoti (174666) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | A. baini (178740) A. bainii (80826 144272 176339 179335) A. cadlei (174622) A. rubidgei (174626) Aulacocephalodon hartzenbergi (176310) Bainia haughtoni (180677) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Aulacocephalodon pricei (80176) Proaulacocephalodon miltoni (178477) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | A. baini (171337) A. bainii (80174 80216 177601) Dicynodon tigriceps, Dicynodon bainii (174747) |