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Palaeagama
Taxonomy
Palaeagama was named by Broom (1926). It is not extant. Its type is Palaeagama vielhaueri.
It was assigned to Lepidosauromorpha by Benton (1985); to Paliguanidae by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988); to Lepidosauromorpha by Gauthier et al. (1989); to Neodiapsida by Bickelmann et al. (2009); and to Diapsida by Ezcurra et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Lepidosauromorpha by Benton (1985); to Paliguanidae by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988); to Lepidosauromorpha by Gauthier et al. (1989); to Neodiapsida by Bickelmann et al. (2009); and to Diapsida by Ezcurra et al. (2014).
Species
P. vielhaueri (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Palaeagama Broom |
| 1983 | Palaeagama Estes |
| 1985 | Palaeagama Benton p. 154 |
| 1988 | Palaeagama Carroll |
| 1989 | Palaeagama Gauthier et al. p. 344 |
| 2009 | Palaeagama Bickelmann et al. |
| 2014 | Palaeagama Ezcurra 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Induan or 254.17000 to 251.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changhsingian - Induan | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | P. vielhaueri (171029) |