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Pristerodon mirus
Taxonomy
Eumantellia mirus was named by Broom (1935). Its type specimen is TM 248, a partial 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 is the type species of Eumantellia.
It was recombined as Pristerodon mirus by King and Rubidge (1993).
It was recombined as Pristerodon mirus by King and Rubidge (1993).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Eumantellia mirus Broom |
| 1993 | Pristerodon mirus King 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.
†Pristerodon mirus Broom 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, 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: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Eumantellia mirus (22661) |