Osteichthyes - Therapsida

Synonyms: Ictidopsis elegans Broom 1912, Ictidopsis formosa van Hoepen 1916, Micrictodon marionae Broom 1937, Notictosaurus luckhoffi Broom 1936, Nythosaurus larvatus Owen 1876, Thrinaxodon putterilli Broom 1932

Full reference: H. G. Seeley. 1894. Researches on the Structure, Organisation, and Classification of the Fossil Reptilia. Part IX. Section 1. On the Therosuchia. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 185:987-1018

Belongs to Thrinaxodon according to E. H. Colbert and J. W. Kitching 1977

See also Broom 1913, Broom 1936, Broom 1937, Hopson and Kitching 1972, Kitching 1977 and Seeley 1894

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

• Thrinaxodon liorhinus: BMNH R 511, a skull (complete skull with lower jaw). Its type locality is Thaba Nchu Commonage, Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
• Ictidopsis elegans:
• Ictidopsis formosa: Its type locality is B19, below and west of Kingori, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Usili Formation of Tanzania.
• Micrictodon marionae: Its type locality is Harrismith Commonage, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial horizon in the Normandien Formation of South Africa.
• Notictosaurus luckhoffi: Its type locality is Wapadsberg Area (Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone), which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
• Nythosaurus larvatus: Its type locality is East side of Commissie Drift, Caledon River, Smithfield, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.
• Thrinaxodon putterilli: Its type locality is Harrismith Commonage, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial horizon in the Normandien Formation of South Africa.

Ecology: carnivore

Distribution:

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