Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Lydekkerinidae
Alternative combination: Bothriceps huxleyi
Synonyms: Broomulus dutoiti Broom 1930, Limnoiketes paludinatans Parrington 1948, Lydekkerina dutoiti Broom 1930, Putterillia platyceps Broom 1930
Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1889. Note on the occurrence of a species of Bothriceps in the Karroo system of South Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 6 4:475-476
Belongs to Lydekkerina according to A. M. Jeannot et al. 2006
See also Broom 1915, Broom 1930, Damiani and Rubidge 2003, Haughton 1925, Parrington 1948, Schoch 2013, Schoch and Milner 2000, Shishkin et al. 1996 and Woodward 1909
Sister taxon: Lydekkerina kitchingi
Type specimens:
- Lydekkerina huxleyi: BMNH R.507, a skull. Its type locality is Edenburg, which is in an Induan terrestrial horizon in the Katberg Formation of South Africa.
- Limnoiketes paludinatans: UMZC T.214, a skull (Complete skull with mandibles and shoulder girdle). Its type locality is Harrismith Commonage, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial horizon in the Normandien Formation of South Africa.
- Lydekkerina dutoiti: MGM 4285, a partial skeleton (Skull associated with lower jaw and anterior part of vertebral column). Its type locality is Harrismith Commonage, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial horizon in the Normandien Formation of South Africa.
- Putterillia platyceps: TM 168, a skull. Its type locality is Harrismith Commonage, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial horizon in the Normandien Formation of South Africa.
Distribution:
• Triassic of Australia (1 collection), South Africa (4)
Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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