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Lycaenodon
Taxonomy
Lycaenodon was named by Broom (1925). Its type is Lycaenodon longiceps. It was considered monophyletic by Sidor (2003).
It was assigned to Ictidorhinidae by Carroll (1988); to Hipposauridae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989); and to Biarmosuchia by Sidor (2003), Rubidge et al. (2006), Sidor and Rubidge (2006) and Smith et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Ictidorhinidae by Carroll (1988); to Hipposauridae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989); and to Biarmosuchia by Sidor (2003), Rubidge et al. (2006), Sidor and Rubidge (2006) and Smith et al. (2006).
Species
L. longiceps (syn. Hipposaurus rubidgei) (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Lycaenodon Broom |
| 1952 | Hipposauroides Boonstra p. 145 |
| 1988 | Lycaenodon Carroll |
| 1989 | Lycaenodon Sigogneau-Russell |
| 2003 | Lycaenodon Sidor |
| 2006 | Lycaenodon Rubidge et al. |
| 2006 | Lycaenodon Sidor and Rubidge |
| 2006 | Lycaenodon Smith 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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | L. longiceps (174666) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Hipposaurus rubidgei (174717) |