Aelurognathus tigriceps Broom and Haughton 1913

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae

Alternative combination: Scymnognathus tigriceps

Synonyms: Aelurognathus alticeps Brink and Kitching 1953, Aelurognathus brodiei Broom 1941, Aelurognathus kingwilli Broom 1948, Aelurognathus serratidens Haughton 1915, Arctops minor Broom 1948, Gorgonorhinus luckhoffi Broom 1937, Gorgonorhinus minor Broom 1948, Leontocephalus cadlei Broom 1940, Lycaenops alticeps Brink and Kitching 1953, Lycaenops kingwilli Broom 1948, Prorubidgea alticeps Brink and Kitching 1953, Prorubidgea brinki Manten 1959, Prorubidgea brodiei Broom 1941, Prorubidgea maccabei Broom 1940, Scymnognathus serratidens Haughton 1915, Sycosaurus brodiei Broom 1941, Tigricephalus kingwilli Broom 1948

Belongs to Aelurognathus according to C. F. Kammerer 2016

See also Broom 1940, Broom 1948, Haughton 1924 and Sigogneau-Russell 1989

Sister taxon: Leontocephalus rubidgei

Type specimens:

  • Aelurognathus tigriceps: SAM-PK-2342, a skull (complete but poorly-prepared skull and lower jaws). Its type locality is Dunedin, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Gorgonorhinus luckhoffi: SAM-PK-K1220, a partial skull (Crushed snout). Its type locality is Zuurplaats, Suurplaas, Graaff-Reinet (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Gorgonorhinus minor: RC 110, a partial skull. Its type locality is Zuurplaats, Suurplaas, Graaff-Reinet (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Leontocephalus cadlei: RC 35, a partial skull (Weathered snout). Its type locality is Weltevreden, Nieu Bethesda (Graaff-Reinet), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
  • Lycaenops alticeps: BP/1/813, a skull. Its type locality is Hoeksplaas (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Prorubidgea brinki: BP/1/1566, a skull. Its type locality is Ringsfontein, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
  • Prorubidgea maccabei: RC 34, a skull (complete skull and lower jaws and anterior three cervical vertebrae). Its type locality is Saint Olives, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Scymnognathus serratidens: SAM-PK-2672, a skull. Its type locality is Dunedin, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Sycosaurus brodiei: TM 1493, a partial skull (Poorly-preserved skull and lower jaws). Its type locality is Houdkonstant (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
  • Tigricephalus kingwilli: RC 60, a skull. Its type locality is Middlevlei, Murraysburg, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (19 collections)

Total: 19 collections including 22 occurrences

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