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Paracyclotosaurus morganorum

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Paracyclotosaurus morganorum was named by Damiani and Hancox (2003). Its type specimen is BP/1/5551, a partial skull (Right posterior portion of skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Farm Wilgerkloof, which is in an Anisian terrestrial sandstone in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Paracyclotosaurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Paracyclotosaurus morganorum Damiani and Hancox p. 55 figs. 2-4
2003Paracyclotosaurus morganorum Damiani and Rubidge p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Capitosauria
Capitosauroidea()
genusParacyclotosaurusWatson 1958
speciesmorganorum

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.

Paracyclotosaurus morganorum Damiani and Hancox 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464South Africa (Eastern Cape) Paracyclotosaurus morganorum (type locality: 96327)