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Deltasaurus kimberleyensis
Taxonomy
Deltasaurus kimberleyensis was named by Cosgriff (1965). Its type specimen is WAM 62.1.44, a partial skull (Partial skull roof with associated palatal fragment), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP V6040, which is in an Induan/Olenekian deltaic shale in the Blina Shale Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Deltasaurus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1965 | Deltasaurus kimberleyensis Cosgriff |
| 1974 | Deltasaurus kimberleyensis Cosgriff |
| 2000 | Deltasaurus kimberleyensis Schoch and Milner p. 82 |
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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.
†Deltasaurus kimberleyensis Cosgriff 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004 | |||||
Age range: Induan or 252.17000 to 251.20000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Induan | Australia (Tasmania) | Deltasaurus kimberleyensis (136590 136591 136595) | |
| Induan - Olenekian | Australia (Western Australia) | Deltasaurus kimberleyensis (type locality: 136545 136546 136547 136548 136549) |