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Proterosuchus fergusi
Discussion
The holotype (SAM-PK-591) is undiagnostic. In order to stabilise the species, Ezcurra & Butler (2015) proposed a neotype RC 846
Taxonomy
Proterosuchus fergusi was named by Broom (1903). Its type specimen is RC 846, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ruygte Valley 321, Middelburg, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial horizon in the Katberg Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Proterosuchus.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1903 | Proterosuchus fergusi Broom |
| 1922 | Proterosuchus fergusi Huene p. 22 |
| 1924 | Chasmatosaurus vanhoepeni Haughton |
| 1946 | Elaphrosuchus rubidgei Broom |
| 1972 | Proterosuchus vanhoepeni Cruickshank p. 90 |
| 1972 | Proterosuchus fergusi Cruickshank p. 91 |
| 1976 | Proterosuchus fergusi Charig and Sues p. 17 |
| 1976 | Chasmatosaurus vanhoepeni Charig and Sues p. 20 |
| 1976 | Elaphrosuchus rubidgei Charig and Sues p. 25 |
| 1998 | Proterosuchus fergusi Welman p. 340 |
| 2011 | Proterosuchus fergusi Nesbitt p. 15 |
| 2015 | Proterosuchus fergusi Ezcurra and Butler |
| 2016 | Proterosuchus fergusi Ezcurra |
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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.
†Proterosuchus fergusi Broom 1903
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Invalid names: Chasmatosaurus vanhoepeni Haughton 1924 [synonym], Elaphrosuchus rubidgei Broom 1946 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available