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Pareiasaurus serridens

Reptilia

Taxonomy

Pareiasaurus serridens was named by Owen. It is the type species of Pareiasaurus.

Synonyms

Pareiasaurus pinnatus was named by Olson and Broom (1937). Its type specimen is UC 1562, a partial skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pareiasaurus serridens by Lee (1997).
Pareiasaurus minor was named by Seeley (1892).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pareiasaurus serridens by Lee (1997).
Anthodon gregoryi was named by Broom (1930).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pareiasaurus serridens by Lee (1997).
Anthodon nesemanni was named by Broom (1940). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Swaershoek, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pareiasaurus serridens by Lee (1997).
Pareiasaurus rubidgei was named by Broom (1940). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oudeberg (Pass and Plateau) - Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pareiasaurus serridens by Lee (1997).
Propappus omocratus was named by Seeley.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pareiasaurus serridens by Lee (1997).
Propappus rogersi was named by Broom (1912). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Brachypareia rogersi by Boonstra (1969); it was synonymized subjectively with Pareiasaurus serridens by Lee (1997).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1892	Pareiasaurus minor Seeley
1912	Propappus rogersi Broom
1913	Pareiasaurus serridens Broom
1913	Propappus omocratus Broom
1913	Propappus rogersi Broom
1930	Anthodon gregoryi Broom
1937	Pareiasaurus pinnatus Olson and Broom pp. 615-617 fig. 5
1940	Anthodon nesemanni Broom
1940	Pareiasaurus rubidgei Broom
1969	Brachypareia rogersi Boonstra
1997	Pareiasaurus serridens Lee p. 265

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
subclass	Parareptilia	Lawrence 1868
—	Procolophonomorpha	()
—	Procolophonia	()
—	Hallucicrania
superfamily	Pareiasauroidea	Nopsca 1928
—	Pareiasauria	()
genus	Pareiasaurus	Owen 1876
species	serridens	Owen

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.

†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]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialuc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Diet:

herbivoreg

Created:

2009-01-03 20:47:11

Modified:

2009-01-03 22:47:11

Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (15 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Capitanian	264.28 - 259.51	South Africa (Western Cape)	Brachypareia rogersi (176248 198676)
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	Pareiasaurus rubidgei (171384) Pareiasaurus serridens (80826)
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	South Africa (Western Cape)	Pareiasaurus serridens (22661 171377 180462)
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	Zambia	Propappus omocratus (184600)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian	259.51 - 251.902	South Africa (Western Cape)	Pareiasaurus serridens (80176 89859)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian	259.51 - 251.902	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	Anthodon nesemanni (177601) Pareiasaurus serridens (80174 114905 176336 177563)