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Dinogorgon rubidgei
Taxonomy
Dinogorgon rubidgei was named by Broom (1936). Its type specimen is RC 1, a partial 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 is the type species of Dinogorgon.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1936 | Dinogorgon rubidgei Broom |
1950 | Dinogorgon quinquemolaris Huene |
1953 | Dinogorgon oudebergensis Brink and Kitching |
1953 | Prorubidgea robusta Brink and Kitching |
1989 | Dinogorgon quinquemolaris Sigogneau-Russell |
1989 | Dinogorgon rubidgei Sigogneau-Russell |
1989 | Prorubidgea robusta Sigogneau-Russell |
2007 | Rubidgea quinquemolaris Gebauer |
2016 | Dinogorgon rubidgei Kammerer |
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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.
†Dinogorgon rubidgei Broom 1936
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Invalid names: Dinogorgon oudebergensis Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym], Dinogorgon quinquemolaris Huene 1950 [synonym], Prorubidgea robusta Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983 |
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Dinogorgon rubidgei (type locality: 174717 176504) | |
Wuchiapingian | Tanzania (Ruvuma) | Dinogorgon quinquemolaris (181520) Dinogorgon rubidgei (135698 180461) | |
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Dinogorgon oudebergensis (174663) Dinogorgon rubidgei (178889 178891) Prorubidgea robusta (178872) |