†Lycaenops sollasi Broili and Schröder 1935

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae

Alternative combination: Aelurognathus sollasi

Synonym: Scymnognathus holmesi Broom 1948

Belongs to Lycaenops according to Gebauer 2007

See also Broom 1948 and Sigogneau-Russell 1989

Sister taxa: Lycaenops angusticeps, Lycaenops minor, Lycaenops ornatus, Lycaenops quadrata, Lycaenops tenuirostris

Type specimens:

  • Lycaenops sollasi: Its type locality is Kuilspoort, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa
  • Scymnognathus holmesi: RC 61, a skull. Its type locality is Brookfield (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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