Kannemeyeria simocephala Weithofer 1888 (dicynodont)

Osteichthyes - Dicynodontia

Alternative combinations: Dicynodon simocephalus, Kannemeyeria simocephalus

Synonyms: Dicynodon latifrons Broom 1899, Kannemeyeria latifrons Broom 1899, Kannemeyeria wilsoni Broom 1937 [objective synonym], Sagecephalus pachyrhynchus Jaekel 1911

Full reference: A. Weithofer. 1888. Ueber einen neuen Dicynodonten (Dicynodon simocephalus) aus der Karrooformation Sudafrikas. Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseum 3:1-5

Belongs to Kannemeyeria according to C. F. Kammerer et al. 2011

See also Broom 1899, Broom 1913, Broom 1913, Broom 1932, Broom 1937, Cruickshank 1970, Jaekel 1911, King 1988, Kitching 1977 and Weithofer 1888

Sister taxa: Kannemeyeria aganosteus, Kannemeyeria lophorhinus

Type specimens:

  • Kannemeyeria simocephala: NMW 8178, a partial skull
  • Kannemeyeria latifrons: AMG 4799, a partial skull.
  • Kannemeyeria wilsoni: Its type locality is Ravenskloof, Tarkastad, which is in a Triassic terrestrial sandstone in South Africa.
  • Sagecephalus pachyrhynchus: NHMUK R3742, a partial skull.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of South Africa (8 collections), Tanzania (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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