Also known as Brakfontein
Where: Western Cape, South Africa (32.0° S, 23.8° E: paleocoordinates 62.0° S, 29.2° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone other zone, Beaufort Group, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)
• Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone is constrained as Wuchiapingian on the basis of radioisotopic data (Rubidge et al. 2013, Geology).
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: D. S. Sigogneau-Russell. 1989. Theriodontia I: Phthinosuchia, Biarmosuchia, Eotitanosuchia, Gorgonopsia. Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology [R. Butler/R. Butler/R. Butler]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 178866: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 19.05.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Scymnognathus major n. sp." = Lycaenops angusticeps
"Scymnognathus major n. sp." = Lycaenops angusticeps Broom 1913 therapsid WMUC 1513, well-preserved skull with dentary
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