Lanthanostegus is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsids from the Capitanian Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone, Koonap Formation (Beaufort Group) of South Africa. The type and the only species is Lanthanostegus mohoii.
| Lanthanostegus Temporal range: Late Permian [1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Clade: | Therapsida |
| Suborder: | †Anomodontia |
| Clade: | †Dicynodontia |
| Genus: | †Lanthanostegus Modesto et al., 2003[2] |
| Type species | |
| †Lanthanostegus mohoii Modesto et al., 2002[3]
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Taxonomic history
editThe animal was named as Lanthanocephalus mohoii by Modesto et al. in 2002[3] but was recombined as Lanthanostegus mohoii in 2003, as the genus Lanthanocephalus was preoccupied by a coral.[2]
Phylogeny
editThe topology follows Duhamel et al. (2024).[4]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lanthanostegus in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ a b Modesto, S.P.; Rubidge, B.S.; Welman, J. (2003). "Erratum: A replacement name for Lanthanocephalus Modesto, Rubidge, and Welman 2002, not Lanthanocephalus Williams and Starmer 2000". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 40 (3): 467. doi:10.1139/E03-900.
- ^ a b Modesto, Sean P.; Rubidge, Bruce S.; Welman, Johann (2002). "A new dicynodont therapsid from the Lowermost Beaufort Group, Upper Permian of South Africa". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 39 (12): 1755–1765. doi:10.1139/E02-091.
- ^ Duhamel, Alienor; Benoit, Julien; Wynd, Brenen; Wright, April Marie; Rubidge, Bruce (13 February 2024). "Redescription of three basal anomodonts: a phylogenetic reassessment of the holotype of Eodiynodon oelofseni (NMQR 2913)". Frontiers in Earth Science. 11. doi:10.3389/feart.2023.1220341.
External links
edit- "The main groups of non-mammalian synapsids". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive.
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