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Tapinocephalus
Taxonomy
Tapinocephalus was named by Owen. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Tretospondylia by Owen (1876); to Dinocephalia by Broom (1913); to Tapinocephalinae by Boonstra (1969); to Tapinocephalini by King (1988); and to Tapinocephalidae by Boonstra (1936) and Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Tretospondylia by Owen (1876); to Dinocephalia by Broom (1913); to Tapinocephalinae by Boonstra (1969); to Tapinocephalini by King (1988); and to Tapinocephalidae by Boonstra (1936) and Carroll (1988).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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 (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | T. atherstonei (89650) Taurops macrodon (198663) |