†Brachyprosopus broomi Olson 1937 (dicynodont)
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Alternative combination: Brachyuraniscus broomi
Synonym: Chelydontops altidentalis Cluver 1975
Full reference: E. C. Olson. 1937. The skull structure of a new anomodont. Journal of Geology 45(8):851-858
Belongs to Brachyprosopus according to K. D. Angielczyk et al. 2016
See also Boonstra 1969, Olson 1937 and Toerien 1953
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Brachyprosopus broomi: FMNH UC 1561, a skull. Its type locality is Hottentotsrivier Farm, which is in a Capitanian floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.
- Chelydontops altidentalis: SAM-PK-11558, a partial skeleton ( partial skull and mandible, including a damaged snout and anterior portion of the palate, the skull roof, basicranium, and occiput, a portion of the left mandi). Its type locality is De Cypher farm, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: herbivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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