†Palacrodon browni Broom 1906 (diapsid)
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Synonym: Fremouwsaurus geludens Gow 1992
Full reference: R. Broom. 1906. On a new South African Triassic rhynchocephalian. Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society 16:379-380
Belongs to Palacrodon according to C. E. Gow 1999
See also Broom 1906 and Gow 1992
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Palacrodon browni: SAM-PK-5871, a mandible (incomplete left lower jaw). Its type locality is Aliwal North Area, which is in an Anisian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.
- Fremouwsaurus geludens: BP/1/5296, a partial skull. Its type locality is Kitching Ridge (Fremouw Fm.), which is in a Triassic fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Fremouw Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of Antarctica (1 collection), South Africa (2), United States (1: Arizona)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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