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Galesphyrus
Taxonomy
Galesphyrus was named by Broom (1914). It is not extant. Its type is Galesphyrus capensis.
It was assigned to Dromasauria by Broom (1914); to Anningiidae by Kuhn (1966); to Younginidae by Carroll (1976); to Galesphyridae by Benton (1985) and Carroll (1988); and to Neodiapsida by Bickelmann et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Dromasauria by Broom (1914); to Anningiidae by Kuhn (1966); to Younginidae by Carroll (1976); to Galesphyridae by Benton (1985) and Carroll (1988); and to Neodiapsida by Bickelmann et al. (2009).
Species
G. capensis (type 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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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Northern Cape) | G. capensis (115685) | |
| Wuchiapingian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | G. capensis (115686) |