Alternative combinations: Dicynodon simocephalus, Kannemeyeria simocephalus
Synonyms: Dicynodon latifrons Broom 1899, Kannemeyeria latifrons Broom 1899, Kannemeyeria wilsoni Broom 1937 [objective synonym], Sagecephalus pachyrhynchus Jaekel 1911
Full reference: A. Weithofer. 1888. Ueber einen neuen Dicynodonten (Dicynodon simocephalus) aus der Karrooformation Sudafrikas. Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseum 3:1-5
Belongs to Kannemeyeria according to C. F. Kammerer et al. 2011
See also Broom 1899, Broom 1913, Broom 1913, Broom 1932, Broom 1937, Cruickshank 1970, Jaekel 1911, King 1988, Kitching 1977 and Weithofer 1888
Sister taxa: Kannemeyeria aganosteus, Kannemeyeria lophorhinus
Type specimens:
- Kannemeyeria simocephala: NMW 8178, a partial skull. Its type locality is Dwarsvlaei, Aliwal North, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.
- Kannemeyeria latifrons: AMG 4799, a partial skull.
- Kannemeyeria wilsoni: Its type locality is Ravenskloof, Tarkastad, which is in a Triassic terrestrial sandstone in South Africa.
- Sagecephalus pachyrhynchus: NHMUK R3742, a partial skull.
Distribution:
• Triassic of South Africa (8 collections), Tanzania (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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