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Erythrotherium
Taxonomy
Erythrotherium was named by Crompton (1964). Its type is Erythrotherium parringtoni.
It was assigned to Mammalia by Crompton (1964); and to Morganucodontidae by Jenkins and Crompton (1979), Carroll (1988), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Mammalia by Crompton (1964); and to Morganucodontidae by Jenkins and Crompton (1979), Carroll (1988), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
Species
E. parringtoni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1964 | Erythrotherium Crompton p. 442 |
| 1979 | Erythrotherium Jenkins and Crompton p. 75 |
| 1988 | Erythrotherium Carroll |
| 2004 | Erythrotherium Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 165, 176 fig. 4.6C |
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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
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. W. Crompton 1964 | As for parringtoni. |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.40000 to 192.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hettangian - Sinemurian | Lesotho (Mafeteng) | E. parringtoni (232329) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | South Africa (Free State) | E. sp. (14228) |