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  "uid": "omnisaura:profile:blikanasaurus",
  "genus": "Blikanasaurus",
  "data_as_of": "2026-10-11",
  "raw_run": "2026-10-11_4",
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      "value": "Blikanasaurus",
      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
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          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "sources": [
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        }
      ]
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      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
      ]
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      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
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        227.3,
        201.4,
        "Norian",
        "Rhaetian"
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      "rule": "PBDB leads",
      "rule_id": "merge:lead_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
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        227.3,
        201.4
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      "rule_id": "merge:omnisaura_synthesis_confirmed_occurrences",
      "synthesis": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "ZA"
      ],
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      "rule_id": "merge:union_iso3166",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
    "formations": {
      "value": [
        "Elliot Formation"
      ],
      "rule": "Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied",
      "rule_id": "merge:canonical_formations",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    "common_names": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    }
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      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata identify the same genus."
      ]
    },
    "authority": {
      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata agree."
      ]
    },
    "type_species": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "parent_name": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "headline": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
    },
    "evidence": {
      "level": "low",
      "basis": "thin",
      "reasons": [
        "Omnisaura's calculation from only 2 dated record(s)."
      ]
    },
    "countries": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "ZA",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        }
      ]
    },
    "formations": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "Elliot Formation",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
          ],
          "source": "PBDB"
        }
      ]
    }
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      {
        "field": "order",
        "label": "Order",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "family",
        "label": "Family",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "diet",
        "label": "Diet",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "life_habit",
        "label": "Way of life",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "common_names",
        "label": "Common names",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "named_after",
        "label": "Named after",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      }
    ],
    "single_source": [
      {
        "field": "type_species",
        "label": "Type species",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "parent_name",
        "label": "Parent group",
        "source": "PBDB"
      },
      {
        "field": "headline",
        "label": "Age (headline)",
        "source": "PBDB"
      }
    ],
    "disputed": [],
    "withheld": []
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      "medium": "One source; nothing contradicts it.",
      "low": "Sources disagree and no editor has ruled yet, or too few records."
    },
    "by": "Omnisaura",
    "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL"
  },
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      "same_as": "Elliot Formation",
      "status": "automatic",
      "ruling": null
    }
  ],
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    "genus": "Blikanasaurus",
    "scope": "confirmed matches only",
    "data_sources": [
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        "values": 530,
        "retrieved": [
          "2026-10-04",
          "2026-10-05",
          "2026-10-10",
          "2026-10-11"
        ],
        "source": "pbdb",
        "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
        "requires_attribution": true,
        "attribution": "Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0.",
        "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
        "homepage": "https://paleobiodb.org"
      },
      {
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        "retrieved": [
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        ],
        "source": "nhm",
        "license_id": "CC0-1.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/",
        "requires_attribution": false,
        "attribution": "Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record.",
        "source_name": "Natural History Museum Data Portal",
        "homepage": "https://data.nhm.ac.uk"
      },
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        "retrieved": [
          "2026-10-11"
        ],
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        "license_id": "CC0-1.0",
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        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/",
        "requires_attribution": false,
        "attribution": "Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0.",
        "source_name": "Wikidata",
        "homepage": "https://www.wikidata.org"
      }
    ],
    "images": [
      {
        "media_id": 4394,
        "title": "File:Blikanasaurus pes.png",
        "category": "Taxon image",
        "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Blikanasaurus_pes.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original",
        "page_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blikanasaurus_pes.png",
        "source": "commons",
        "rights_holder": "L. Sciscio, E. M. Bordy, M. G. Lockley, M. Abrahams",
        "catalog_number": null,
        "license_id": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
        "license_name": "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0",
        "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
        "requires_attribution": true,
        "share_alike": true,
        "attribution": "L. Sciscio, E. M. Bordy, M. G. Lockley, M. Abrahams (Basal sauropodomorph locomotion: ichnological lessons from the Late Triassic trackways of bipeds and quadrupeds (Elliot Formation, main Karoo Basin)), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blikanasaurus_pes.png)"
      }
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    "references": 25
  },
  "credits_markdown": "## Blikanasaurus: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 10 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n- **Natural History Museum Data Portal** (https://data.nhm.ac.uk): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record. Retrieved 10 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\n### Images (1)\n- “File:Blikanasaurus pes.png” (Taxon image): L. Sciscio, E. M. Bordy, M. G. Lockley, M. Abrahams (Basal sauropodomorph locomotion: ichnological lessons from the Late Triassic trackways of bipeds and quadrupeds (Elliot Formation, main Karoo Basin)), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blikanasaurus_pes.png). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n25 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n",
  "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.",
  "fossil_basis": "body",
  "identifiers": [
    {
      "scheme": "pbdb",
      "name": "Paleobiology Database",
      "id": "38652",
      "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=38652"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "enwiki",
      "name": "Wikipedia (English)",
      "id": "Blikanasaurus",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blikanasaurus"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "gbif",
      "name": "GBIF",
      "id": "4818169",
      "url": "https://www.gbif.org/species/4818169"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "wikidata",
      "name": "Wikidata",
      "id": "Q2266638",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2266638"
    }
  ],
  "other_names": {
    "species": [
      "Blikanasaurus cromptoni"
    ],
    "synonyms": []
  },
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "P. M. Galton, J. Van Heerden (1985). Partial hindlimb of <i>Blikanasaurus cromptoni</i> n. gen. and n. sp., representing a new family of prosauropod dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic of South Africa. Géobios 18(4): 509–516.",
    "authors": "P. M. Galton, J. Van Heerden",
    "year": 1985,
    "title": "Partial hindlimb of <i>Blikanasaurus cromptoni</i> n. gen. and n. sp., representing a new family of prosauropod dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic of South Africa",
    "publication": "Géobios",
    "volume": "18",
    "issue": "4",
    "pages": "509–516",
    "doi": "10.1016/s0016-6995(85)80003-6",
    "url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-6995(85)80003-6",
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
    "confidence": {
      "level": "high",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Galton and Van Heerden 1985), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "9521"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Blikanasaurus, Galton and Van Heerden 1985\n\n- Named by: Galton and Van Heerden 1985 (high confidence: PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n- Parent group: Sauropodiformes (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Type species: Blikanasaurus cromptoni (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Norian to Rhaetian, 227.3–201.4 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 227.3–201.4 million years ago (low confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from only 2 dated record(s)).\n- Fossils found in: South Africa (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)).\n- Rock formations: Elliot Formation (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)).\n- Original description: P. M. Galton, J. Van Heerden (1985). Partial hindlimb of <i>Blikanasaurus cromptoni</i> n. gen. and n. sp., representing a new family of prosauropod dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic of South Africa. Géobios 18(4): 509–516. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-6995(85)80003-6 (high confidence: PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Galton and Van Heerden 1985), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Order: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Family: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Diet: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Way of life: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Common names: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: size, weight, appearance, or behaviour beyond the way of life PBDB infers for the group. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Natural History Museum Data Portal (CC0-1.0); Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)."
}