†Emydorhinus sciuroides Broom 1921 (dicynodont)
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Alternative combination: Emydopsis sciuroides
Synonym: Emydorhinus fragilis Broom 1935
Full reference: R. Broom. 1921. On some new genera and species of anomodont reptiles from the Karroo beds of South Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 647-674
Belongs to Emydorhinus according to R. Broom 1935
See also Broom 1921 and King 1988
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Emydorhinus sciuroides: BMNH 4958, a skull
- Emydorhinus fragilis: TM 261, a skull. Its type locality is New Bethesda Commonage, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: herbivore
Distribution: found only at New Bethesda Commonage (Permian of South Africa)
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