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Styracocephalia
Taxonomy
Styracocephalia was named by Haughton (1929).
It was reranked as the suborder Styracocephalia by Kuhn (1946).
It was assigned to Theromorpha by Kuhn (1946); and to Dinocephalia by Haughton and Brink (1954).
It was reranked as the suborder Styracocephalia by Kuhn (1946).
It was assigned to Theromorpha by Kuhn (1946); and to Dinocephalia by Haughton and Brink (1954).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1929 | Styracocephalia Haughton |
| 1946 | Styracocephalia Kuhn p. 57 |
| 1954 | Styracocephalia Haughton and Brink p. 5 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Styracocephalus platyrhynchus (86388 92645 92646) |