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Afrotaldycupes africanus
Taxonomy
Taldycupes africanus was named by Ponomarenko (2005). Its type specimen is NMSA 2574, an elytra, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Balgowan (Bal 111), which is in a Changhsingian delta plain shale in the Estcourt Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Afrotaldycupes.
It was recombined as Afrotaldycupes africanus by Kirejtshuk (2020).
It was recombined as Afrotaldycupes africanus by Kirejtshuk (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Taldycupes africanus Ponomarenko p. 255 fig. 1 |
| 2020 | Afrotaldycupes africanus Kirejtshuk p. 18 |
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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.
†Afrotaldycupes africanus Ponomarenko 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available