†Rhinesuchoides capensis Haughton 1925
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Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Rhinesuchidae
Alternative combination: Rhinesuchus capensis
Synonym: Rhinesuchus avenanti Boonstra 1940
Full reference: S. H. Haughton. 1925. Investigations in South African fossil reptiles and amphibians (Part 13). Annals of the South African Museum 22:227-261
Belongs to Rhinesuchoides according to C. A. Marsicano et al. 2017
See also Damiani and Rubidge 2003, Haughton 1925 and Schoch and Milner 2000
Sister taxon: Rhinesuchoides tenuiceps
Type specimens:
- Rhinesuchoides capensis: SAM 7419, a skull. Its type locality is Spitzkop, Graaff-Reinet, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.
- Rhinesuchus avenanti: Its type locality is Mynhardtskraal, which is in a Capitanian floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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