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Criocephalosaurus vanderbyli
Taxonomy
Criocephalus vanderbyli was named by Broom (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abrahamskraal, Prince Albert, which is in a Capitanian floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.
It was recombined as Criocephalosaurus vanderbyli by Kammerer and Sidor (2002).
It was recombined as Criocephalosaurus vanderbyli by Kammerer and Sidor (2002).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1928 | Criocephalus vanderbyli Broom |
2002 | Criocephalosaurus vanderbyli Kammerer and Sidor |
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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.
†Criocephalosaurus vanderbyli Broom 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | Criocephalus vanderbyli (86388) |