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Lycaenops
Taxonomy
Lycaenops was named by Broom (1925). It is not extant. Its type is Lycaenops ornatus.
It was assigned to Gorgonopsidae by Carroll (1988); to Gorgonopsinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989); and to Hyaenidae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
It was assigned to Gorgonopsidae by Carroll (1988); to Gorgonopsinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989); and to Hyaenidae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Lycaenops Broom |
| 1953 | Tangagorgon Boonstra |
| 1988 | Lycaenops Carroll |
| 1989 | Lycaenops Sigogneau-Russell |
| 2010 | Lycaenops Werdelin and Peigne p. 642 |
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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. †Lycaenops Broom 1925
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†Lycaenops angusticeps Broom 1913
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Invalid names: Scymnognathus major Olson and Broom 1937 [synonym], Scymnognathus minor Broom 1913 [synonym]
†Lycaenops minor Brink and Kitching 1953
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Invalid names: Aelurognathus microdon Boonstra 1934 [synonym]
†Lycaenops ornatus Broom 1925
†Lycaenops quadrata Haughton 1926
†Lycaenops sollasi Broili and Schröder 1935
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Invalid names: Scymnognathus holmesi Broom 1948 [synonym]
†Lycaenops tenuirostris Boonstra 1953
Invalid names: Tangagorgon Boonstra 1953 [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: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | Zambia | Aelurognathus quadrata (184600 184660) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Aelurognathus microdon (178869) L. ornatus (174666 178523) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Malawi (Northern Region) | Dixeya quadrata (176291) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Graaff-Reinet) | L. ornatus (171378) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Aelurognathus sollasi (175565) L. minor (178867) L. ornatus (86284 178865) Scymnognathus holmesi (175331) Scymnognathus major (178866) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Tanzania (Ruvuma) | Tangagorgon tenuirostris (178128) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | L. minor (178868) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Aelurognathus minor (176336) L. ornatus (86258) Scymnognathus angusticeps (176312) Scymnognathus minor (80219) |