†Geikia locusticeps von Huene 1942 (therapsid)
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Osteichthyes - Anomodontia - Cryptodontidae
Alternative combination: Dicynodon locusticeps
Synonym: Pelanomodon tuberosus von Huene 1942
Full reference: F. von Huene. 1942. Die Anomodontier des Ruhuhu-Gebietes in der Tübinger Sammlung [Anomodontia of Ruhuhu valley in the collection of Tübingen]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 94:154-184
Belongs to Geikia according to C. F. Kammerer et al. 2011
See also Maisch and Gebauer 2005, Rowe 1980 and von Huene 1942
Sister taxon: Geikia elginensis
Type specimens:
- Geikia locusticeps: GPIT K 87, a partial skull. Its type locality is Kingori locality, Ruhuhu Basin, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Usili Formation of Tanzania.
- Pelanomodon tuberosus: GPIT K 114, a skull. Its type locality is Kingori locality, Ruhuhu Basin, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Usili Formation of Tanzania.
Ecology: herbivore
Distribution: found only at Kingori locality, Ruhuhu Basin
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