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Compsodon
Taxonomy
Compsodon was named by Van Hoepen (1934). Its type is Compsodon helmoedi.
It was assigned to Dicynodontia by Carroll (1988); and to Emydopoidea by Angielczyk et al. (2014) and Angielczyk and Kammerer (2017).
It was assigned to Dicynodontia by Carroll (1988); and to Emydopoidea by Angielczyk et al. (2014) and Angielczyk and Kammerer (2017).
Species
C. helmoedi (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1934 | Compsodon Van Hoepen |
1988 | Compsodon Carroll |
2014 | Compsodon Angielczyk et al. |
2017 | Compsodon Angielczyk and Kammerer |
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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: o = order, 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 (5 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wuchiapingian | Zambia | C. helmoedi (184677 185594) | |
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | C. helmoedi (174741 190281) | |
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Free State) | C. helmoedi (179328) |