| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Galesauridae : Galesaurus : Galesaurus planiceps |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Galesaurus : Galesaurus planiceps |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Galesaurus |
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| Scientific Name | Galesaurus planiceps Owen, 1860 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Galesaurus planiceps | species | belongs to Galesaurus | stated without evidence | Owen, 1860 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 252 - 251 Ma
Phanerozoic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 252 - 247 Ma
Phanerozoic |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Amniota) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Galesaurus) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Owen. 1860. On some reptilian fossils from South Africa. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 16(1):49-62 |
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| Owen R. On some reptilian fossils from South Africa, Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 16 1, 49-62 |
| Owen R. , Palaeontology, or a Systematic Summary of Extinct Animals and their Geological Relations. Second Edition. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1-463 |
| Broom R. (1913) A revision of the reptiles of the Karroo, Annals of the South African Museum 7 6, 361-366 |
| Broom R., Robinson J. T. (1948) Some new fossil reptiles from the Karoo Beds of South Africa, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 118, 392-407 |
Galesaurus planiceps ✝
