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Scalopocephalus watsonianus
Taxonomy
Scalopocephalus watsonianus was named by Huene (1937). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuilspoort, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa. It is the type species of Scalopocephalus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1937 | Scalopocephalus watsonianus Huene p. 301 |
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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.
†Scalopocephalus watsonianus Huene 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Scalopocephalus watsonianus (type locality: 175565) |