Reptilia - Diapsida - Proterosuchidae
The holotype (SAM-PK-591) is undiagnostic. In order to stabilise the species, Ezcurra & Butler (2015) proposed a neotype RC 846
Synonyms: Chasmatosaurus vanhoepeni Haughton 1924, Elaphrosuchus rubidgei Broom 1946, Proterosuchus vanhoepeni Haughton 1924
Full reference: R. Broom. 1903. On a new reptile (Proterosuchus fergusi) from the Karroo Beds of Tarkastad, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 4:161-163
Belongs to Proterosuchus according to M. D. Ezcurra 2016
See also Charig and Sues 1976, Cruickshank 1972, Ezcurra and Butler 2015, Huene 1922, Nesbitt 2011 and Welman 1998
Sister taxa: Proterosuchus alexanderi, Proterosuchus goweri, Chasmatosaurus yuani
Type specimens:
- Proterosuchus fergusi: RC 846, a skull. Its type locality is Ruygte Valley 321, Middelburg, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial horizon in the Katberg Formation of South Africa.
- Chasmatosaurus vanhoepeni: TM 201, a skull. Its type locality is Harrismith Commonage, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial horizon in the Normandien Formation of South Africa.
- Elaphrosuchus rubidgei: RC 59, a skull. Its type locality is Barendskraal Farm, which is in an Induan/Olenekian terrestrial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of South Africa (12 collections)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.