Pelanomodon moschops Broom 1913

Osteichthyes - Anomodontia - Cryptodontidae

Alternative combinations: Aulacocephalodon moschops, Dicynodon moschops

Synonyms: Dicynodon sidneyi Broom 1940, Dicynodon tylorhinus Broom 1913, Pelanomodon halli Broom 1950, Pelanomodon kitchingi Broom and George 1950, Pelanomodon rubidgei Broom 1938, Propelanomodon devilliersi Toerien 1955, Propelanomodon tylorhinus Broom 1913

Full reference: R. Broom. 1913. On some new genera and species of dicynodont reptiles, with notes on a few others. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 32:441-457

Belongs to Pelanomodon according to G. M. King 1988

See also Brink 1986, Broom 1913, Broom 1932, Broom 1938, Broom 1940, Broom 1950, Broom and George 1950, Kammerer et al. 2011, Kammerer et al. 2016, Keyser 1972, Keyser 1975, Toerien 1955 and Van Hoepen 1934

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Pelanomodon moschops: AMNH FARB 5325, a skull. Its type locality is Oudeberg (Pass and Plateau) - Dicynodon Assemblage Zone, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Dicynodon sidneyi: RC 44, a partial skull. Its type locality is Wellwood (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.
  • Dicynodon tylorhinus: AMNH FARB 5511, a partial skull. Its type locality is Wilgerbosch, New Bethesda, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Pelanomodon halli: Its type locality is The Willows, Middelburg, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Pelanomodon kitchingi: BP 152, a skull. Its type locality is Zuurplaats, Suurplaas, Graaff-Reinet (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Pelanomodon rubidgei: RC 10, a skull. Its type locality is Karreelaagte, New Bethesda, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Propelanomodon devilliersi: BPI 138, a skull. Its type locality is Wilgerbosch, New Bethesda, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (12 collections)

Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences

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