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Pareiasaurus
Taxonomy
Pareiasaurus was named by Owen (1876). It is not extant. Its type is Pareiasaurus serridens. It is the type genus of Pareiasauridae.
It was assigned to Tretospondylia by Owen (1876); to Pariasauridae by Cope (1896); to Pareiasauria by Broom (1913); to Pareiosauridae by Amalitzky (1922); to Pareiasauridae by Hay (1930), Carroll (1988); and to Pareiasauria by Lee (1997).
It was assigned to Tretospondylia by Owen (1876); to Pariasauridae by Cope (1896); to Pareiasauria by Broom (1913); to Pareiosauridae by Amalitzky (1922); to Pareiasauridae by Hay (1930), Carroll (1988); and to Pareiasauria by Lee (1997).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1876 | Pareiasaurus Owen |
| 1888 | Propappus Seeley |
| 1896 | Pariasaurus Cope p. 440 |
| 1913 | Pareiasaurus Broom |
| 1913 | Propappus Broom |
| 1917 | Pareiasaurus henneni Case |
| 1922 | Pareiosaurus Amalitzky p. 334 |
| 1929 | Brachypareia Haughton and Boonstra |
| 1930 | Pareiasaurus Hay p. 38 |
| 1930 | Pareiasaurus henneni Hay p. 39 |
| 1988 | Pareiasaurus Carroll |
| 1997 | Pareiasaurus Lee p. 265 |
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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. †Pareiasaurus Owen 1876
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†Pareiasaurus serridens Owen
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Invalid names: Anthodon gregoryi Broom 1930 [synonym], Anthodon nesemanni Broom 1940 [synonym], Pareiasaurus minor Seeley 1892 [synonym], Pareiasaurus pinnatus Olson and Broom 1937 [synonym], Pareiasaurus rubidgei Broom 1940 [synonym], Propappus omocratus Seeley [synonym], Propappus rogersi Broom 1912 [synonym]
†Pareiasaurus whaitsi Broom 1914
Invalid names: Brachypareia Haughton and Boonstra 1929 [synonym], Pareiasaurus henneni Case 1917 [nomen dubium], Propappus Seeley 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Brachypareia rogersi (176248 198676) | |
| Capitanian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | P. sp. (176246) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | P. serridens (22661 171377 180462) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | P. rubidgei (171384) P. serridens (80826) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Zambia | Propappus omocratus (184600) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | P. sp. (190568) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Anthodon nesemanni (177601) P. serridens (80174 114905 176336 177563) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | P. serridens (80176 89859) |