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Heleosaurus
Taxonomy
Heleosaurus was named by Broom (1907). It is not extant. Its type is Heleosaurus scholtzi. It is the type genus of Heleosauridae.
It was assigned to Mesosauria by Broom (1907); to Heleosauridae by Kuhn (1966) and Benton (1985); to Thecodontia by Carroll (1988); to Varanopidae by Reisz and Modesto (2007); and to Afrothyra by Spindler et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Mesosauria by Broom (1907); to Heleosauridae by Kuhn (1966) and Benton (1985); to Thecodontia by Carroll (1988); to Varanopidae by Reisz and Modesto (2007); and to Afrothyra by Spindler et al. (2018).
Species
H. scholtzi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1907 | Heleosaurus Broom p. 39 |
| 1966 | Heleosaurus Kuhn p. 35 |
| 1985 | Heleosaurus Benton p. 153 |
| 1988 | Heleosaurus Carroll |
| 2007 | Heleosaurus Reisz and Modesto p. 734 |
| 2018 | Heleosaurus 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.
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: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitanian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | H. scholtzi (85515) |