List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Procolophonidae
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Procolophon trigoniceps
Owen 1876
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Kitching 1977 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Prolacertidae
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Prolacerta broomi
Parrington 1935
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Modesto and Sues 2004 | 1 individual | ||||||||
BP/1/4504a, skull | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Proterosuchidae
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cf. Proterosuchidae indet.
Broom 1906
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Ezcurra and Butler 2015 | 1 individual | ||||||||
BP/1/4589 | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Thrinaxodon liorhinus
Seeley 1894
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Kitching 1977 | |||||||||
SAM-PK-K8004 | ||||||||||
Galesaurus planiceps
Owen 1860
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Butler et al. 2018 | |||||||||
BP/1/4506, BP/1/5064, NMQR 3716, RC 845, SAM-PK-K10465, SAM-PK-K10468 | ||||||||||
Anomodontia
- Lystrosauridae
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Lystrosaurus declivis
Brink 1951
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Kitching 1977 | |||||||||
Lystrosaurus murrayi
(Huxley 1859)
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Botha and Smith 2007 | |||||||||
Lystrosaurus curvatus
(Owen 1876)
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Kitching 1977 | |||||||||
Therocephalia
- Akidnognathidae
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Moschorhinus kitchingi
Broom 1920
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1 individual | |||||||||
BP/1/4636, skull | ||||||||||
Therocephalia
- Lycideopidae
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Tetracynodon darti
Sigogneau 1963
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Sigurdsen et al. 2012 | 1 individual | ||||||||
NMQR 3756 | ||||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Amphibamidae
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Micropholis stowi
Huxley 1859
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Schoch and Rubidge 2005 | 2 individuals | ||||||||
BP/1/5215, skull roof. SAM K 8550, skull | ||||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Lydekkerinidae
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Eolydekkerina magna n. gen., n. sp.
Shishkin et al. 1996
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Shishkin et al. 1996 | 1 individual | ||||||||
BP/1/5079, almost complete skull (holotype) | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | South Africa | State/province: | Free State |
Coordinates: | 30.5° South, 26.0° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 65.3° South, 18.6° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "siliciclastic" |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Degree of concentration: | concentrated |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | chemical,mechanical,acetic,field collection,survey of museum collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Museum repositories: | BPI |
Collectors: | Kitching |
Collection method comments: SAM: Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town |
Metadata
Database number: | 98602 | ||
Authorizer: | R. Butler, A. Dunhill, M. Uhen | Enterer: | R. Butler, M. Uhen, B. Allen |
Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2010-10-14 02:12:06 | Last modified: | 2018-08-01 15:02:33 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-10-14 02:12:06 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
35271. | J. F. Durand. 1991. A revised description of the skull of Moschorhinus (Therapsida, Therocephalia). Annals of the South African Museum 99:381-413 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |
Secondary references:
66488 | J. Botha and R. M. H. Smith. 2007. Lystrosaurus species composition across the Permo–Triassic boundary in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. Lethaia 40:125-137 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
66783 | E. Butler, F. Abdala, and J. Botha-Brink. 2018. Postcranial morphology of the Early Triassic epicynodont Galesaurus planiceps (Owen) from the Karoo Basin, South Africa. Papers in Palaeontology [A. Dunhill/B. Allen] | |
60752 | M. D. Ezcurra and R. J. Butler. 2015. Taxonomy of the proterosuchid archosauriforms (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the earliest Triassic of South Africa, and implications for the early archosauriform radiation. Palaeontology 58(1):141-170 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
27216 | J. W. Kitching. 1977. The distribution of the Karroo vertebrate fauna. Memoirs of the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research 1:1-131 [H. Sims/J. Camp] | |
35276 | S. P. Modesto and H.-D. Sues. 2004. The skull of the Early Triassic archosauromorph reptile Prolacerta broomi and its phylogenetic significance. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 140:335-351 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
46658 | R. R. Schoch and B. S. Rubidge. 2005. The amphibamid Micropholis from the Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3):502-522 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
46526 | M. A. Shishkin, B. S. Rubidge, and J. W. Kitching. 1996. A new lydekkerinid (Amphibia, Temnospondyli) from the lower Triassic of South Africa: implications for evolution of the early capitosauroid cranial pattern. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 351:1635-1659 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
47098 | T. Sigurdsen, A. K. Huttenlocker, S. P. Modesto, T. B. Rowe, and R. Damiani. 2012. Reassessment of the morphology and paleobiology of the therocephalian Tetracynodon darti (Therapsida), and the phylogenetic relationships of Baurioidea. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(5):1113-1134 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |