†Sycosaurus nowaki Broili and Schröder 1936
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Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae
Alternative combination: Tetraodon nowaki
Synonyms: Cephalicustriodus kingoriensis Huene 1950, Leontocephalus intactus Kemp 1969, Lycaenops kingoriensis Huene 1950, Sycosaurus kingoriensis Huene 1950
Belongs to Sycosaurus according to C. F. Kammerer 2016
See also Parrington 1974 and Sigogneau-Russell 1989
Sister taxon: Sycosaurus laticeps
Type specimens:
- Sycosaurus nowaki: BSPG 1936 III 1, a partial skull (Snout tip). Its type locality is Kingori locality, Ruhuhu Basin, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Usili Formation of Tanzania.
- Leontocephalus intactus: UMZC T878, a skull.
- Lycaenops kingoriensis: GPIT/RE/7116, a skull. Its type locality is Kingori locality, Ruhuhu Basin, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Usili Formation of Tanzania.
Distribution: found only at Kingori locality, Ruhuhu Basin
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