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Scylacognathus grimbeeki

Taxonomy
Cynarioides grimbeeki was named by Broom (1935). Its type specimen is TMP 246, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leeukloof, which is in a Wuchiapingian crevasse splay sandstone/claystone in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa.

It was recombined as Scylacognathus grimbeeki by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).

Synonyms
  • Cynarioides laticeps was named by Broom (1935). Its type specimen is TMP 245, a skull (Flattened and deformed skull with mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kookfontein, Victoria West, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Scylacognathus grimbeeki by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Cynarioides grimbeeki Broom
1935Cynarioides laticeps Broom
1989Scylacognathus grimbeeki Sigogneau-Russell

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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()
suborderGorgonopsia
genusScylacognathus
speciesgrimbeeki(Broom 1935)

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.

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Invalid names: Cynarioides laticeps Broom 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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