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Aloposaurus
Taxonomy
Aloposaurus was named by Broom (1910).
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); to Gorgonopsidae by Carroll (1988); and to Gorgonopsinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); to Gorgonopsidae by Carroll (1988); and to Gorgonopsinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1910 | Aloposaurus Broom |
| 1913 | Aloposaurus Broom |
| 1925 | Cynarioides Broom |
| 1950 | Cyniscops broomianus Huene |
| 1953 | Aloposauroides Brink and Kitching p. 19 |
| 1988 | Aloposaurus Carroll |
| 1989 | Aloposaurus Sigogneau-Russell |
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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. †Aloposaurus Broom 1910
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†Aloposaurus gracilis Broom 1910
†Aloposaurus tenuis Brink and Kitching 1953
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Invalid names: Cynarioides tenuis Broom 1925 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aloposauroides Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym], Cynarioides Broom 1925 [synonym], Cyniscops broomianus Huene 1950 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1983 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | Tanzania (Ruvuma) | Cyniscops broomianus (181520) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | A. gracilis (175565) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Cynarioides tenuis (174666) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Aloposauroides tenuis (80176) | |
| Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Aloposauroides tenuis (176917) A. tenuis (80219) |