PBDB Collection

Dunedin (Permian of South Africa)

Also known as Quaggasfontein

Where: Western Cape, South Africa (32.0° S, 22.4° E: paleocoordinates 61.0° S, 30.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tropidostoma Assemblage other zone, Beaufort Group, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• Listed as Cistecephalus Zone by Kitching (1977), and Tropidostoma by Kammerer (2016) and Marsicano et al. (2017)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: SAM: South African Museum, Cape Town

Primary reference: S. H. Haughton. 1913. On a new species of Propappus. Annals of the South African Museum 12:43-45 [R. Butler/R. Butler]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 171377: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 09.07.2015, edited by Juan Benito Moreno and Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
Temnospondyli - Rhinesuchidae	Eryops africanus n. sp.⁶, Rhinesuchus sp.⁷ Eryops africanus n. sp.⁶ Lydekker 1890 tetrapod SAM-PK-3010, skull. Also known as Eryops oweni. Rhinesuchus sp.⁷ Broom 1908 tetrapod SAM-PK-3010, partial postcranial skeleton (same number as Eryops?)
Osteichthyes
Therocephalia -	Therocephalia indet.⁵ Therocephalia indet.⁵ therapsid Unidentified specimens representing two small therocepalians
Therocephalia - Ictidosuchidae	Ictidosuchoides longiceps⁵ Ictidosuchoides longiceps⁵ Broom 1920 therapsid
Therocephalia - Scaloposauridae	Icticephalus polycynodon⁵ Icticephalus polycynodon⁵ Broom 1915 therapsid
Dicynodontia -	Emydops sp.⁵, Emydops platyceps n. sp.⁵, Dicynodon sp.⁵ Emydops sp.⁵ Broom 1912 dicynodont Emydops platyceps n. sp.⁵ Broom and Haughton 1917 dicynodont SAM-PK-2667, a skull Dicynodon sp.⁵ Owen 1845 dicynodont
Dicynodontia - Pylaecephalidae	"Dicynodon testudirostris n. sp." = Diictodon feliceps¹ "Dicynodon testudirostris n. sp." = Diictodon feliceps¹ Owen 1876 dicynodont SAM-PK-2354, a dorsoventrally crushed complete skull
Dicynodontia -	Pristerodon sp.⁵, "Dicynodon pygmaeus n. sp." = Pristerodon mackayi², "Endothiodon whaitsi" = Endothiodon bathystoma⁵ Pristerodon sp.⁵ Huxley 1868 dicynodont "Dicynodon pygmaeus n. sp." = Pristerodon mackayi² Huxley 1868 dicynodont SAM-PK-2664, a complete skull and mandibular symphysis, mostly embedded in matrix "Endothiodon whaitsi" = Endothiodon bathystoma⁵ Owen dicynodont
Anomodontia - Cryptodontidae	"Dicynodon mustoi n. sp." = Oudenodon bainii⁵, "Dicynodon grandis n. sp." = Oudenodon grandis³ "Dicynodon mustoi n. sp." = Oudenodon bainii⁵ Owen 1859 therapsid SAM-PK-2674, a well-preserved skull and lower jaws "Dicynodon grandis n. sp." = Oudenodon grandis³ Haughton 1917 therapsid SAM-PK-2679, a complete skull
Therapsida -	Gorgonopsia indet.⁵ Gorgonopsia indet.⁵ Seeley 1894 therapsid
Therapsida - Gorgonopidae	"Scymnognathus tigriceps n. sp." = Aelurognathus tigriceps⁴, "Aelurognathus tigriceps" = Aelurognathus tigriceps⁴, "Scymnognathus serratidens n. sp." = Aelurognathus tigriceps⁴, "Gorgonognathus longifrons n. gen. n. sp." = Gorgonops longifrons⁸, Arctops cf. watsoni⁸, Scylacops capensis n. gen. n. sp.⁸ "Scymnognathus tigriceps n. sp." = Aelurognathus tigriceps⁴ Broom and Haughton 1913 therapsid SAM-PK-2342, complete skull "Aelurognathus tigriceps" = Aelurognathus tigriceps⁴ Broom and Haughton 1913 therapsid SAM-PK-10071, a distorted but mostly complete skull "Scymnognathus serratidens n. sp." = Aelurognathus tigriceps⁴ Broom and Haughton 1913 therapsid SAM-PK-2672, snout and lower jaw "Gorgonognathus longifrons n. gen. n. sp." = Gorgonops longifrons⁸ Haughton 1915 therapsid SAM-PK-2671, incomplete and flattened skull Arctops cf. watsoni⁸ Brink and Kitching 1953 therapsid Scylacops capensis n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Broom 1913 therapsid SAM-PK-2343 (type), flattened skull with lower jaw and some postcranial elements. SAM-PK-10188, fragmented and incomplete skull with lower jaw and postcranial elements
Reptilia
Procolophonomorpha -	Pareiasauria indet.⁵, Pareiasuchus peringueyi⁵, Pareiasaurus serridens⁵, "Propappus parvus n. sp." = Anthodon serrarius Pareiasauria indet.⁵ Seeley 1888 parareptile Pareiasuchus peringueyi⁵ Broom and Haughton 1913 parareptile Pareiasaurus serridens⁵ Owen parareptile "Propappus parvus n. sp." = Anthodon serrarius Owen 1876 parareptile SAM 2351

¹Broom and Haughton 1913; ²Broom and Haughton 1917; ³Haughton 1917; ⁴Kammerer 2016; ⁵Kitching 1977; ⁶Marsicano et al. 2017; ⁷McHugh 2014; ⁸Sigogneau-Russell 1989