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Abajudon kaayai

Anomodontia

Taxonomy
Abajudon kaayai was named by Angielczyk et al. (2014). Its type specimen is NMT RB158, a partial skull (a fragment of anterior palate and mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Abajudon kaayai Angielczyk et al.
2017Abajudon kaayai Olroyd et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
Endothiodontia(Owen 1876)
genusAbajudon
specieskaayai

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.

Abajudon kaayai Angielczyk et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Created: 2009-01-03 20:33:32
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:33:32
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902Tanzania (Ruvuma) Abajudon kaayai (188881)
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51Zambia (Southern) Dicynodontia indet. (171619)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Zambia (Southern) Abajudon kaayai (192593 192594 192595 192596 192597)