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Digalodon
Taxonomy
Digalodon was named by Broom and Robinson (1948).
It was assigned to Aulacephalodontidae by Carroll (1988); and to Emydopoidea by Kammerer et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Aulacephalodontidae by Carroll (1988); and to Emydopoidea by Kammerer et al. (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1948 | Digalodon Broom and Robinson p. 402 figs. 7-8 |
1988 | Digalodon Carroll |
2015 | Digalodon Kammerer 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.
G. †Digalodon Broom and Robinson 1948
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†Digalodon rubidgei Broom and Robinson 1948
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | D. rubidgei (144272 176830) | |
Lopingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | D. rubidgei (196325) | |
Lopingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | D. rubidgei (196326) | |
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | D. rubidgei (174623) |