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Gorgonops whaitsi
Taxonomy
Scymnognathus whaitsi was named by Broom (1912). Its type specimen is AMNH 5530a, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Beaufort West Commonage (Tropidostoma & Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Capitanian/Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Scymnognathus.
It was recombined as Gorgonops whaitsi by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
It was recombined as Gorgonops whaitsi by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1912 | Scymnognathus whaitsi Broom |
| 1913 | Scymnognathus whaitsi Broom |
| 1989 | Gorgonops whaitsi Sigogneau-Russell |
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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.
†Gorgonops whaitsi Broom 1912
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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: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitanian - Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Scymnognathus whaitsi (type locality: 176922) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Gorgonops whaitsi (178803 178806) |