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Scylacosaurus sclateri
Taxonomy
Scylacosaurus sclateri was named by Broom (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Colesburg district, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa. It is the type species of Scylacosaurus.
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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.
†Scylacosaurus sclateri Broom 1903
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Invalid names: Scylacorhinus falkenbachi Broom 1915 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Capitanian or 259.90000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Scylacorhinus falkenbachi (179623) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | Scylacosaurus sclateri (type locality: 179622) |