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Mormosaurus
Taxonomy
Mormosaurus was named by Watson (1914). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Mormosauridae by Boonstra (1936); to Tapinocephalinae by Boonstra (1969); to Tapinocephalini by King (1988); and to Tapinocephalidae by Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Mormosauridae by Boonstra (1936); to Tapinocephalinae by Boonstra (1969); to Tapinocephalini by King (1988); and to Tapinocephalidae by Carroll (1988).
Species
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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Guadalupian | South Africa (Western Cape) | M. seeleyi (177007) | |
| Capitanian | South Africa (Western Cape) | M. sp. (198710) |