Clelandina
| Clelandina | |
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| Holotype skull of C. rubidgei | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Order: | Therapsida |
| Family: | †Gorgonopsidae |
| Subfamily: | †Rubidgeinae |
| Genus: | †Clelandina |
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Restoration of C. rubidgei
Referred skull, the holotype of Tigrisaurus pricei
Clelandina is an extinct genus of Gorgonopsia. It was first named by Broom in 1948. The type and only species is C. rubidgei. It is relatively rare, with only four known specimens. [1]
Description
Clelandina rubidgei has an extraordinarily small sclerotic ring relative to the size of its orbit, which implies that it had proportionally small eyes. It is the only rubidgeine with a preserved sclerotic ring, so it is unknown whether this trait was shared by other members of the subfamily. Like all rubidgeines, it was relatively large, with a skull up to 36 cm long. It had reduced dentition, with no teeth posterior to the canines.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Kammerer, Christian F. (2016). "Systematics of the Rubidgeinae (Therapsida: Gorgonopsia)". PeerJ volume = 4: e1608. doi:10.7717/peerj.1608.
Further reading
- paleodb.org
- www.paleofile.com Alphabetical list - C section.
- The Origin and Evolution of Mammals by Tom Kemp. Published 2005, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850761-5
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