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Lycaenodon longiceps

Taxonomy
Lycaenodon longiceps was named by Broom (1925). Its type specimen is BMNH R5700, a partial skull (Anterior half of skull without lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Biesjiespoort, Victoria West, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa. It is the type species of Lycaenodon.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Lycaenodon longiceps Broom
1940Hipposaurus rubidgei Broom
1952Hipposauroides rubidgei Boonstra p. 145
1989Lycaenodon longiceps Sigogneau-Russell
2003Lycaenodon longiceps Sidor
2006Lycaenodon longiceps Sidor and Rubidge

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderBiarmosuchia
genusLycaenodonBroom 1925
specieslongicepsBroom 1925

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.

Lycaenodon longiceps Broom 1925
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Invalid names: Hipposaurus rubidgei Broom 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Hipposaurus rubidgei (174717)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Northern Cape) Lycaenodon longiceps (type locality: 174666)