Karusasaurus jordani

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Scincoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Cordylidae
Subfamilia: Cordylinae
Genus: Karusasaurus
Species: Karusasaurus jordani

Name

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  • Karusasaurus jordani (Parker, 1936)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.7.92.

Type locality: “Hoffnung, near Windhoek”, Namibia.

Combinations

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  • Zonurus jordani Parker, 1936: 133 [original combination]
  • Cordylus jordaniMertes, 1937: 8 [name combination]
  • Karusasaurus jordaniStanley et al., 2011: 66 [name combination]

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Primary references

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Template:Parker, 1936a

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Vernacular names

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English: Jordan’s/Namibian Girdled Lizard