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Nanictosaurus kitchingi
Taxonomy
Nanictosaurus kitchingi was named by Broom (1936). Its type specimen is TM 279, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wapadsberg Area (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in the Balfour Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Nanictosaurus.
It was synonymized subjectively with Cynosaurus suppostus by Hopson and Kitching (1972).
It was synonymized subjectively with Cynosaurus suppostus by Hopson and Kitching (1972).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1931 | Nanictosaurus kitchingi Broom |
1936 | Nanictosaurus kitchingi Broom |
1940 | Nanictosaurus robustus Broom |
1940 | Nanictosaurus rubidgei Broom |
1990 | Nanictosaurus kitchingi van Heerden and Rubidge |
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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.
†Nanictosaurus kitchingi Broom 1936
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Invalid names: Nanictosaurus robustus Broom 1940 [synonym], Nanictosaurus rubidgei Broom 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Nanictosaurus kitchingi (type locality: 177604) Nanictosaurus rubidgei (80226) | |
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Nanictosaurus robustus (174623) |