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Basutodon
Taxonomy
Basutodon was named by Huene (1932). Its type is Basutodon ferox.
It was synonymized subjectively with Orosaurus by Romer (1956) and Tatarinov (1964); it was synonymized subjectively with Euskelosaurus by Romer (1966); it was considered a nomen dubium by Heerden (1979); it was considered a nomen dubium by Knoll (2004).
It was assigned to Carnosauria by Kuhn (1939); to Ornithosuchidae by Steel (1970); to Rauisuchia by Kitching and Raath (1984); and to Teratosauridae by Battail (1986).
It was synonymized subjectively with Orosaurus by Romer (1956) and Tatarinov (1964); it was synonymized subjectively with Euskelosaurus by Romer (1966); it was considered a nomen dubium by Heerden (1979); it was considered a nomen dubium by Knoll (2004).
It was assigned to Carnosauria by Kuhn (1939); to Ornithosuchidae by Steel (1970); to Rauisuchia by Kitching and Raath (1984); and to Teratosauridae by Battail (1986).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1932 | Basutodon Huene p. 101 fig. 11 |
| 1939 | Basutodon Kuhn p. 59 |
| 1970 | Likhoelesaurus Ellenberger p. 346 |
| 1970 | Likhoelesaurus ingens Ellenberger p. 346 |
| 1970 | Basutodon Steel p. 24 |
| 1984 | Basutodon Kitching and Raath |
| 1986 | Basutodon Battail p. 48 |
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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. †Basutodon Huene 1932
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†Basutodon ferox Huene 1932
Invalid names: Likhoelesaurus Ellenberger 1970 [nomen nudum], Likhoelesaurus ingens Ellenberger 1970 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available