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Dinanomodon gilli

Anomodontia

Taxonomy

Dicynodon gilli was named by Broom (1932). Its type specimen is SAM-PK-4008, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waterval (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was recombined as Sintocephalus gilli by Van Hoepen (1934); it was recombined as Dinanomodon gilli by Kammerer et al. (2011).

Synonyms

Dinanomodon rubidgei was named by Broom (1938). Its type specimen is RC No. 9, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Steilkrans, Fort Beaufort, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa. It is the type species of Dinanomodon.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dinanomodon gilli by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon galecephalus was named by Broom and Robinson (1948). Its type specimen is RC 77, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ferndale, Graaff-Reinet (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.

It was recombined as Kingoria galecephala by Cox (1959) and King (1988); it was synonymized subjectively with Dinanomodon gilli by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon anneae was named by Broom (1940). Its type specimen is RC 42, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wellwood (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.

It was replaced with Dicynodon whitsonae by Toerien (1954); it was synonymized subjectively with Dinanomodon gilli by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon whitsonae was named by Toerien (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wellwood (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.

It was synonymized objectively with Dicynodon anneae by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon macrodon was named by Broom (1940). Its type specimen is RC 22, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grootdriefontein (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dicynodon lacerticeps by Brink (1986); it was synonymized subjectively with Dinanomodon gilli by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dinanomodon gigas was named by Broom (1940). Its type specimen is RC No. 36, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oudeberg (Pass and Plateau) - Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dinanomodon gilli by Kammerer et al. (2011).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1932	Dicynodon gilli Broom
1934	Sintocephalus gilli Van Hoepen
1938	Dinanomodon rubidgei Broom
1940	Dicynodon anneae Broom
1940	Dicynodon macrodon Broom
1940	Dinanomodon gigas Broom
1940	Dicynodon macrodon Broom p. 81
1948	Dicynodon galecephalus Broom and Robinson p. 404 figs. 9-10
1954	Dicynodon whitsonae Toerien
1959	Kingoria galecephala Cox
1988	Kingoria galecephala King
2011	Dinanomodon gilli Kammerer et al. p. 27,28

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
order	Anomodontia	Owen 1859
order	Dicynodontia	()
—	Dicynodontoidea	Cluver and King 1983
genus	Dinanomodon
species	gilli	()

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.

†Dinanomodon gilli Broom 1932

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Invalid names: Dicynodon anneae Broom 1940 [synonym], Dicynodon galecephalus Broom and Robinson 1948 [synonym], Dicynodon macrodon Broom 1940 [synonym], Dinanomodon gigas Broom 1940 [synonym], Dinanomodon rubidgei Broom 1938 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available