Aelurosaurus polyodon Broom 1935

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae

Alternative combination: Galerhinus polyodon

Belongs to Aelurosaurus according to D. S. Sigogneau-Russell 1989

Sister taxa: Aelurosaurus angusticeps, Aelurosaurus brevirostris, Aelurosaurus felinus, Aelurosaurus watermeyeri, Aelurosaurus whaitsi, Aelurosaurus wilmanae

Type specimen: TMP 341, a partial skull (Snout with part of lower jaw). Its type locality is Leeukloof, which is in a Wuchiapingian crevasse splay sandstone/claystone in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa.

Distribution: found only at Leeukloof

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.