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Galesaurus planiceps

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Galesaurus planiceps was named by Owen (1860). It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. paniceps

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Galesaurus planiceps Owen p. 56
1861Galesaurus planiceps Owen p. 267
1913Galesaurus planiceps Broom
1916Glochinodon detinens van Hoepen
1924Glochinodontoides gracilis Haughton
1928Galesaurus planiceps Perrier p. 3085
1948Notictosaurus gracilis Broom and Robinson p. 406 figs. 11-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Epicynodontia
infraorderProcynosuchia
—Galesauria
genusGalesaurus
speciesplaniceps

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.

†Galesaurus planiceps Owen 1860
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Invalid names: Glochinodon detinens van Hoepen 1916 [synonym], Glochinodontoides gracilis Haughton 1924 [synonym], Notictosaurus gracilis Broom and Robinson 1948 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2009-01-03 20:49:37
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:49:37
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Induan or 251.90200 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9South Africa (Eastern Cape) Galesaurus planiceps (144320)
Induan251.902 - 249.9South Africa (Free State) Glochinodontoides gracilis (80140)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7South Africa (Estcourt) Galesaurus planiceps (196394)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7South Africa (Free State) Galesaurus planiceps (105609)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7South Africa (Eastern Cape) Galesaurus planiceps (105606)
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7South Africa (Free State) Galesaurus planiceps (88282 98602)
Induan - Olenekian251.902 - 246.7South Africa (Eastern Cape) Galesaurus planiceps (105610)