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Palaeosauropus
Taxonomy
Palaeosauropus was named by Hay (1902). Its type is Sauropus primaevus.
It was assigned to Temnospondyli by Haubold (1971); to Temnospondylia by Haubold (1974); and to Metoposauridae by Biron and Dutuit (1981).
It was assigned to Temnospondyli by Haubold (1971); to Temnospondylia by Haubold (1974); and to Metoposauridae by Biron and Dutuit (1981).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1849 | Sauropus Lea |
| 1902 | Palaeosauropus Hay p. 548 |
| 1971 | Palaeosauropus Haubold p. 14 |
| 1974 | Palaeosauropus Haubold p. 25 |
| 1981 | Palaeosauropus Biron and Dutuit p. 410 |
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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.
G. †Palaeosauropus Hay 1902
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†Palaeosauropus antiquior Dawson 1882
†Palaeosauropus primaevus Lea 1849
†Palaeosauropus triasicus Biron and Dutuit 1981
Invalid names: Sauropus Lea 1849 [replaced]
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: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Carnian or 358.90000 to 228.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Mississippian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Paleosauropus primaevus (197984) | |
| Carnian | Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) | P. triasicus (34701) |