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Scaloposaurus
Taxonomy
Scaloposaurus was named by Owen (1876). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); and to Scaloposauridae by Boonstra (1969) and Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Therocephalia by Broom (1913); and to Scaloposauridae by Boonstra (1969) and Carroll (1988).
Species
Synonymy list
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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: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Olenekian or 259.90000 to 247.20000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | S. constrictus (177606) | |
| Induan - Olenekian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | S. constrictus (105610 177605) | |
| Induan - Olenekian | South Africa (Free State) | S. constrictus, S. hoffmanni (88282) |