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Aulacephalodon

Anomodontia - Cryptodontidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Aulacephalodon Seeley p. 310 fig. 11
1948Aulacocephalodon Broom
1955Proaulacocephalodon Toerien
1988Aulacephalodon Carroll
1988Aulacephalodon King
2008Aulacephalodon Govender
2009Aulacephalodon Kammerer and Angielczyk

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
familyCryptodontidae()
Geikiidae()
Geikiinae()
genusAulacephalodon

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.

G. †Aulacephalodon Seeley 1898
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Aulacephalodon bainii Owen 1845
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Invalid names: Aulacocephalodon cadlei Broom 1948 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon hartzenbergi Broom 1937 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon haughtoni Broom 1921 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon latissimus Broom 1932 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon luckhoffi Broom 1937 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon peavoti Broom 1921 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon pricei Broom and George 1950 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon tigriceps Owen 1855 [synonym], Aulacocephalodon vanderhorsti Broom and George 1950 [synonym], Dicynodon bolorhinoides Watson 1960 [synonym], Dicynodon laticeps Broom 1912 [synonym], Proaulacocephalodon miltoni Toerien 1955 [synonym]
Aulacephalodon cadlei Broom 1948
Invalid names: Proaulacocephalodon Toerien 1955 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreg
Created: 2009-01-03 20:48:33
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:48:33
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Northern Cape) A. baini (178523 179590) Bainia peavoti (174666)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) A. baini (178742 178805) A. bainii (180347 180462) Aulacocephalodon vanderhorsti (178734) Dicynodon bolorhinoides (175565)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) A. baini (178740) A. bainii (80826 144272 176339 179335) A. cadlei (174622) A. rubidgei (174626) Aulacocephalodon hartzenbergi (176310) Bainia haughtoni (180677)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Graaff-Reinet) A. bainii (171378)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Limpopo) Dicynodon laticeps (178198)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) A. baini (171337) A. bainii (80174 80216 177601) Dicynodon tigriceps, Dicynodon bainii (174747)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Western Cape) Aulacocephalodon pricei (80176) Proaulacocephalodon miltoni (178477)