Basilodon woodwardi Broom 1913 (dicynodont)

Osteichthyes - Dicynodontia

Alternative combination: Dicynodon woodwardi

Synonyms: Dicynodon calverleyi Broom 1940, Dicynodon microdon Broom 1936, Dicynodon weatherbyi Broom 1941

Belongs to Basilodon according to C. F. Kammerer et al. 2011

See also Brink 1986, Broom 1921, Broom 1936, Broom 1940 and Broom 1941

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Basilodon woodwardi: MMMK 4166, a partial skull. Its type locality is New Bethesda Commonage, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
  • Dicynodon calverleyi: RC 39, a skull. Its type locality is Klipfontein (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Dicynodon microdon: TM 267, a skull. Its type locality is Bethesda Road Area, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Dicynodon weatherbyi: MMK 5264, a partial skull. Its type locality is Houdkonstant (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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