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Scylacosaurus
Taxonomy
Scylacosaurus was named by Broom (1903). It is not extant. Its type is Scylacosaurus sclateri.
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913).
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913).
Species
S. sclateri (syn. Scylacorhinus falkenbachi) (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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. †Scylacosaurus Broom 1903
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†Scylacosaurus sclateri Broom 1903
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Invalid names: Scylacorhinus falkenbachi Broom 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Scylacorhinus Broom 1915 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Scylacorhinus falkenbachi (179623) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | S. sclateri (179622) |