Nochelesaurus alexanderi Haughton and Boonstra 1929 (parareptile)

Reptilia - Procolophonomorpha

Synonyms: Brachypareia watsoni Haughton and Boonstra 1929, Dolichopareia angusta Haughton and Boonstra 1929

Full reference: S. H. Haughton and L. D. Boonstra. 1929. Pareiasaurian studies. Part I. - An Attempt at a Classification of the Pareiasauria based on Skull Features. Annals of the South African Museum 28(1):79-87

Belongs to Nochelesaurus according to M. S. Y. Lee 1997

See also Haughton and Boonstra 1929

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Nochelesaurus alexanderi: SAM 6239, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Boesmanskop, Beaufort West, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Brachypareia watsoni: SAM 6240, a skull. Its type locality is Abrahamskraal, Prince Albert, which is in a Capitanian floodplain sandstone/claystone in the Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa.
  • Dolichopareia angusta: SAM 6238, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Boesmanskop, Beaufort West, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences

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