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| classis = [[Synapsida]] |
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| ordo = [[Therapsida]] |
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| familia = [[Stahleckeriidae]] |
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| genus = '''''Pentasaurus''''' |
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| genus_authority = Kammerer, 2018 |
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| type_species = †'''''Pentasaurus goggai''''' |
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'''''Pentasaurus''''' is a genus of [[dicynodont]] |
'''''Pentasaurus''''' is a genus of [[dicynodont]] of the family [[Stahleckeriidae]] that dates to the [[Late Triassic]]. It was found in the [[Elliot Formation]] of [[South Africa]]. The genus contains one species, ''Pentasaurus goggai''.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|url=http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/24148|title=The first skeletal evidence of a dicynodont from the lower Elliot Formation of South Africa|last=Kammerer|first=Christian F.|year=2018|journal=Palaeontologia africana|volume=52|pp=102–128}}.</ref> |
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It is called after the ichnogenus ''[[Pentasauropus]]'', since it is suspected that it is the trackmaker. The name of the species honors [[Alfred Brown (palaeontologist)|Alfred Brown]], nicknamed "Gogga", which means "bug" in [[Afrikaans]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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| Pentasaurus Temporal range: Late Triassic
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Pentasaurus is a genus of dicynodont of the family Stahleckeriidae that dates to the Late Triassic. It was found in the Elliot Formation of South Africa. The genus contains one species, Pentasaurus goggai.[1]
It is called after the ichnogenus Pentasauropus, since it is suspected that it is the trackmaker. The name of the species honors Alfred Brown, nicknamed "Gogga", which means "bug" in Afrikaans.[1]
References
- ^ a b Kammerer, Christian F. (2018). "The first skeletal evidence of a dicynodont from the lower Elliot Formation of South Africa". Palaeontologia africana. 52: 102–128..