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Afrothyra
Taxonomy
Afrothyra was named by Spindler et al. (2018). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Mesenosaurinae by Spindler et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Mesenosaurinae by Spindler et al. (2018).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2018 | Afrothyra Spindler et al. |
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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.
Unr. †Afrothyra Spindler et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Afrothyra indet. (31777) Anningia megalops (89650) Elliotsmithia longiceps (86388) | |
| Capitanian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Elliotsmithia longiceps (88394) Heleosaurus scholtzi (85515 89626) |