Lanthanostegus Explained

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.

Taxonomic history

The animal was named as Lanthanocephalus mohoii by Modesto et al. in 2002 but was recombined as Lanthanostegus mohoii in 2003, as the genus Lanthanocephalus was preoccupied by a coral.^[1]

Phylogeny

The topology follows Duhamel et al. (2024).^[2]

See also

• List of therapsids

External links

• Web site: The main groups of non-mammalian synapsids. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive.

Notes and References

1. 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. 10.1139/E03-900.
2. 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. 10.3389/feart.2023.1220341. free .