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Saurorictus australis
Taxonomy
Saurorictus australis was named by Modesto and Smith (2001). Its type specimen is SAM PK-8666, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leeukloof 43, which is in a Wuchiapingian dry floodplain claystone/siltstone in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Saurorictus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2001 | Saurorictus australis Modesto and Smith p. 405 figs. 1, 2 |
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†Saurorictus australis Modesto and Smith 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Reference: Kissel et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Saurorictus australis (type locality: 84714) |