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Anteosaurus magnificus

Anteosauridae

Taxonomy
Anteosaurus magnificus was named by Watson (1921). Its type specimen is BMNH R3595, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tamboers Fontein, which is in a Capitanian floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Anteosaurus.

Synonyms
  • Paranteosaurus primus was named by Boonstra (1954). Its type specimen is SAM-PK-11485, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mynhardtskraal, which is in a Capitanian floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Kammerer (2011).
  • Anteosaurus abeli was named by Boonstra (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kruisrivier, Sutherland, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
  • Anteosaurus acutirostris was named by Boonstra (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kruisvlei, Beaufort West, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
  • Anteosaurus minor was named by Broom (1929). It is not extant. Its type locality is near Merweville, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

    It was recombined as Pseudanteosaurus minor by Boonstra (1954); it was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
  • Titanognathus lotzi was named by Broili and Schröder (1935). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brakwater, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

    It was recombined as Anteosaurus lotzi by Boonstra (1954); it was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
  • Dinosuchus vorsteri was named by Broom (1936). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Stinkfontein, Prince Albert, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
  • Anteosaurus crassifrons was named by Boonstra (1954).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
  • Anteosaurus levops was named by Boonstra (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mynhardtskraal, which is in a Capitanian floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
  • Anteosaurus laticeps was named by Boonstra (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dikbome, Laingsburg, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
  • Anteosaurus cruentus was named by Boonstra (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Koringplaas, Laingsburg, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
  • Anteosaurus minusculus was named by Boonstra (1954).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
  • Micranteosaurus parvus was named by Boonstra (1954).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Anteosaurus magnificus by Boonstra (1969).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Anteosaurus magnificus Watson
1929Anteosaurus minor Broom
1935Titanognathus lotzi Broili and Schröder
1936Dinosuchus vorsteri Broom
1954Anteosaurus abeli Boonstra
1954Anteosaurus acutirostris Boonstra
1954Anteosaurus crassifrons Boonstra
1954Anteosaurus cruentus Boonstra
1954Anteosaurus laticeps Boonstra
1954Anteosaurus levops Boonstra
1954Anteosaurus lotzi Boonstra
1954Anteosaurus minusculus Boonstra
1954Micranteosaurus parvus Boonstra
1954Paranteosaurus primus Boonstra
1954Pseudanteosaurus minor Boonstra
2011Anteosaurus magnificus Kammerer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
—Eutherapsida
suborderDinocephalia
superfamilyAnteosauriaBoonstra 1962
familyAnteosauridaeBoonstra 1954
subfamilyAnteosaurinaeBoonstra 1954
genusAnteosaurusWatson 1921
speciesmagnificusWatson 1921

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.

†Anteosaurus magnificus Watson 1921
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Invalid names: Anteosaurus abeli Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus acutirostris Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus crassifrons Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus cruentus Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus laticeps Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus levops Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus lotzi Broili and Schröder 1935 [synonym], Anteosaurus minor Broom 1929 [synonym], Anteosaurus minusculus Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus parvus Boonstra 1954 [synonym], Anteosaurus vorsteri Broom 1936 [synonym], Paranteosaurus primus Boonstra 1954 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
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 (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Northern Cape) Anteosaurus abeli (198714)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) Anteosaurus abeli (93097 176314) Anteosaurus acutirostris (198675) Anteosaurus cruentus (198715) Anteosaurus laticeps (198723) Anteosaurus magnificus (86388 type locality: 93084) Anteosaurus magnificus, Anteosaurus crassifrons (176355) Anteosaurus minor (198694) Dinosuchus vorsteri (198720) Paranteosaurus primus, Anteosaurus levops (93096) Titanognathus lotzi (198697)