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Nanictosaurus
Taxonomy
Nanictosaurus was named by Broom (1936). Its type is Nanictosaurus kitchingi.
It was synonymized subjectively with Cynosaurus by Hopson and Kitching (1972).
It was assigned to Galesauridae by van Heerden and Rubidge (1990); and to Epicynodontia by Botha et al. (2007).
It was synonymized subjectively with Cynosaurus by Hopson and Kitching (1972).
It was assigned to Galesauridae by van Heerden and Rubidge (1990); and to Epicynodontia by Botha et al. (2007).
Species
N. kitchingi (syn. N. rubidgei, N. robustus) (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1936 | Nanictosaurus Broom |
1990 | Nanictosaurus van Heerden and Rubidge |
2007 | Nanictosaurus Botha et al. |
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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.
G. †Nanictosaurus Broom 1936
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†Nanictosaurus kitchingi Broom 1936
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Invalid names: Nanictosaurus robustus Broom 1940 [synonym], Nanictosaurus rubidgei Broom 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | N. kitchingi (177604) N. rubidgei (80226) | |
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | N. robustus (174623) |