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Dinogorgon

Gorgonopidae

Taxonomy

Dinogorgon was named by Broom (1936). Its type is Dinogorgon rubidgei.

It was assigned to Gorgonopsidae by Carroll (1988); to Rubidgeinae by Sigogneau-Russell (1989); and to Rubidgeini by Kammerer (2016).

Species

D. rubidgei (syn. Prorubidgea robusta, D. quinquemolaris, D. oudebergensis) (type species)

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1936	Dinogorgon Broom
1988	Dinogorgon Carroll
1989	Dinogorgon Sigogneau-Russell
2016	Dinogorgon Kammerer

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
suborder	Gorgonopsia
family	Gorgonopidae	(Lydekker 1890)
subfamily	Rubidgeinae
tribe	Rubidgeini	Broom 1938
genus	Dinogorgon	Broom 1936

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.

G. †Dinogorgon Broom 1936

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†Dinogorgon rubidgei Broom 1936

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Invalid names: Dinogorgon oudebergensis Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym], Dinogorgon quinquemolaris Huene 1950 [synonym], Prorubidgea robusta Brink and Kitching 1953 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialuc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Diet:

carnivoresubo

Created:

2009-01-03 20:34:07

Modified:

2009-01-03 22:34:07

Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Benton 1983

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (11 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	Tanzania (Ruvuma)	D. quinquemolaris (181520) D. rubidgei (135698 180461)
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	D. rubidgei (174717 176504)
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	Zambia	D. sp. (184660 184662)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian	259.9 - 252.17	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	D. oudebergensis (174663) D. rubidgei (178889 178891) Prorubidgea robusta (178872)