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Saurodektes rogersorum
Taxonomy
Saurodectes rogersorum was named by Modesto et al. (2003). Its type specimen is BP/1/6025, a partial skull ((incl. few postcrania)), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Manhaar Hill, which is in an Induan fluvial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Saurodektes.
It was recombined as Saurodektes rogersorum by Modesto et al. (2004).
It was recombined as Saurodektes rogersorum by Modesto et al. (2004).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Owenetta kitchingorum Reisz and Scott p. 244 figs. 1-3, 6 |
| 2003 | Saurodectes rogersorum Modesto et al. p. 715 figs. 1, 2 |
| 2004 | Saurodektes rogersorum Modesto et al. p. 970 |
| 2013 | Owenetta kitchingorum Pérez-García and Murelaga |
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†Saurodektes rogersorum Modesto et al. 2003
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Invalid names: Owenetta kitchingorum Reisz and Scott 2002 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. R. Reisz and D. Scott 2002 (Owenetta kitchingorum) | Distinguished from Owenetta rubidgei by the presence of a caniniform region in short maxilla which could have accommodated no more than 20 sharply pointed, recurved teeth; medial contact between prefrontals anterior to frontals; and the presence of small postparietals at the back of the skull table. |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Induan or 252.17000 to 251.20000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Induan | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Saurodectes rogersorum (type locality: 80064) | |
| Induan | South Africa (Free State) | Owenetta kitchingorum (80140) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | South Africa (East Cape) | Owenetta kitchingorum (188978) |