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Aelurosaurus
Taxonomy
Aelurosaurus was named by Owen (1881). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1912); to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); to Clepsydropidae by Perrier (1928); to Gorgonopsia by Broom (1948); to Gorgonopsidae by Carroll (1988); and to Gorgonopsinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1912); to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); to Clepsydropidae by Perrier (1928); to Gorgonopsia by Broom (1948); to Gorgonopsidae by Carroll (1988); and to Gorgonopsinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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. †Aelurosaurus Owen 1881
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†Aelurosaurus angusticeps Broom
†Aelurosaurus brevirostris Broom 1948
†Aelurosaurus felinus Owen 1881
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Invalid names: Aelurosauroides watsoni Boonstra 1934 [synonym], Aelurosaurus striatidens Broom 1912 [synonym], Aelurosaurus tenuirostris Broom 1911 [synonym]
†Aelurosaurus polyodon Broom 1935
†Aelurosaurus watermeyeri Broom 1940
†Aelurosaurus wilmanae Broom 1940
Invalid names: Aelurosauroides Boonstra 1934 [synonym], Scylacocephalus Broom 1940 [synonym]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Guadalupian | South Africa (Western Cape) | A. felinus, A. whaitsi, Aelurosauroides watsoni (177007) | |
| Capitanian - Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | A. whaitsi, A. breviceps (176922) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | A. sp., Galerhinus polyodon, A. brevirostris (22661) A. striatidens, A. tenuirostris (175565) Scylacocephalus watermeyeri (174736) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | A. sp. (80826) Aloposaurus gracilis (176501) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Aelurosauroides wilmanae (80219) |