Parakannemeyeria ningwuensis Sun 1963 (dicynodont)

Osteichthyes - Dicynodontia - Kannemeyeriidae

Synonym: Parakannemeyeria xingxianensis Cheng 1980

Full reference: A.-L. Sun. 1963. The Chinese kannemeyerids. Palaeontologia Sinica, New Series C 147(17):1-109

Belongs to Parakannemeyeria according to J. Li and A. Sun 2008

See also Cheng 1980 and Sun 1963

Sister taxa: Parakannemeyeria chengi, Parakannemeyeria dolichocephala, Parakannemeyeria shenmuensis, Parakannemeyeria youngi

Type specimens:

  • Parakannemeyeria ningwuensis: IVPP V 983, a skull (Complete skull with lower jaws). Its type locality is Hutaikou, 56160, Nwc E. D., Tachang, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Ermaying Formation of China.
  • Parakannemeyeria xingxianensis: IGCAGS V317, a partial skull. Its type locality is Xingxian, which is in an Anisian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Ermaying Formation of China.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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