†Cyonosaurus kitchingi Broom 1948 (therapsid)
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Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Gorgonopidae
Alternative combination: Cyniscops kitchingi
Synonym: Alopecorhynchus rubidgei Brink and Kitching 1953
Full reference: R. Broom. 1948. A Contribution to our Knowledge of the Vertebrates of the Karroo Beds of South Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 61(2):577-629
Belongs to Cyonosaurus according to D. S. Sigogneau-Russell 1989
See also Brink and Kitching 1953 and Broom 1948
Sister taxa: Cyniscopoides broomi, Cyonosaurus longiceps, Cyonosaurus rubidgei, Nanogorgon gracilis
Type specimens:
- Cyonosaurus kitchingi: MMK 5028, a skull (A flattened and compressed skull). Its type locality is Blaaukrans, Graaff-Reinet, Cistecephalus AZ, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.
- Alopecorhynchus rubidgei: RC 51, a skull. Its type locality is Patrysfontein, Wellwood, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
Ecology: carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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