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Pristerodon platyceps
Taxonomy
Newtonella platyceps was named by Broom (1937). Its type specimen is TM 1464, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is New Bethesda Commonage, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in the Balfour Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Newtonella.
It was recombined as Pristerodon platyceps by King and Rubidge (1993).
It was recombined as Pristerodon platyceps by King and Rubidge (1993).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1937 | Newtonella platyceps Broom |
1993 | Pristerodon platyceps King and Rubidge |
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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.
†Pristerodon platyceps Broom 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Newtonella platyceps (80219) |