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Elliotsmithia
Taxonomy
Elliotsmithia was named by Broom (1937).
It was assigned to Pelycosauria by Reisz (1986); to Pelycosauria by Carroll (1988); to Varanopseidae by Dilkes and Reisz (1996); to Mycterosaurinae by Modesto et al. (2001); to Varanodontinae by Maddin et al. (2006); and to Afrothyra by Spindler et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Pelycosauria by Reisz (1986); to Pelycosauria by Carroll (1988); to Varanopseidae by Dilkes and Reisz (1996); to Mycterosaurinae by Modesto et al. (2001); to Varanodontinae by Maddin et al. (2006); and to Afrothyra by Spindler et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1937 | Elliotsmithia Broom p. 300 fig. 2 |
| 1986 | Elliotsmithia Reisz |
| 1988 | Elliotsmithia Carroll |
| 1996 | Elliotsmithia Dilkes and Reisz p. 1167 |
| 2001 | Elliotsmithia Modesto et al. p. 256 fig. 7 |
| 2006 | Elliotsmithia Maddin et al. p. 964 |
| 2018 | Elliotsmithia Spindler et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
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) | E. longiceps (86388) |