Also known as Sekretaris Kraal
Where: Western Cape, South Africa (31.9° S, 23.5° E: paleocoordinates 61.8° S, 29.4° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone zone, Beaufort Group, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)
• Direct dates for the Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone from Rubidge et al., 2013
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 176923: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Juan Benito Moreno on 08.03.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Dicynodon milletti n. sp." = Oudenodon bainii2
"Dicynodon milletti n. sp." = Oudenodon bainii2 Owen 1859 therapsid MMK 4164, a dorsoventrally crushed skull, lower jaws and associated postcranial elements
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"Dicynodon ictinops n. sp." = Emydops arctatus1 Owen 1876 dicynodont MMK 4165, a nearly complete skull and postcranium
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Cistecephalus microrhinus Owen 1876 dicynodont | |
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Gorgonops torvus Owen 1876 therapsid | |