†Lycaenodon longiceps Broom 1925 (therapsid)
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Synonyms: Hipposauroides rubidgei Broom 1940, Hipposaurus rubidgei Broom 1940
Belongs to Lycaenodon according to C. A. Sidor and B. S. Rubidge 2006
See also Boonstra 1952, Broom 1940, Sidor 2003 and Sigogneau-Russell 1989
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Lycaenodon longiceps: BMNH R5700, a partial skull (Anterior half of skull without lower jaws). Its type locality is Biesjiespoort, Victoria West, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
- Hipposaurus rubidgei: RC 20, a partial skull (Anterior two thirds of skull without lower jaws). Its type locality is Wellwood (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial mudstone in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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