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Metoposaurus azerouali
Taxonomy
Metoposaurus azerouali was named by Dutuit (1976). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.ARG 5,, a skull (A relatively well preserved and slightly deformed skull), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Arganasaurus azerouali by Buffa et al. (2019).
It was recombined as Arganasaurus azerouali by Buffa et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1976 | Metoposaurus azerouali Dutuit |
| 2019 | Arganasaurus azerouali Buffa 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.
†Metoposaurus azerouali Dutuit 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Benton 1983 | |||||