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Aelurosaurus whaitsi
Taxonomy
Aelurosaurus whaitsi was named by Broom (1911). Its type specimen is AMNH 5528, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Beaufort West Commonage (Tropidostoma & Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Capitanian/Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1911 | Aelurosaurus whaitsi Broom p. 1077 |
| 1930 | Aelurosaurus breviceps Broom |
| 1931 | Aelurosaurus breviceps Broom |
| 1989 | Aelurosaurus whaitsi Sigogneau-Russell |
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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.
†Aelurosaurus whaitsi Broom 1911
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Invalid names: Aelurosaurus breviceps Broom 1930 [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: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Guadalupian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Guadalupian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Aelurosaurus whaitsi (177007) | |
| Capitanian - Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Aelurosaurus whaitsi, Aelurosaurus breviceps (type locality: 176922) |