Reptilia - Dicynodontia - Cistecephalidae

Synonyms: Cistecephalus angusticeps Broom 1932, Cistecephalus laticeps Brink 1950, Cistecephalus major Broom 1948, Cistecephalus planiceps Owen 1876, Cistecephalus platyfrons Broom 1948, Cistecephalus rubidgei Broom 1948

Full reference: R. Owen. 1876. Descriptive and Illustrated catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia of South Africa in the Collection of the British Museum of Natural History.

Belongs to Cistecephalus according to G. M. King 1988

See also Broom 1932, Broom 1948, Haughton and Brink 1954, Keyser 1973 and Owen 1876

Sister taxon: Cistecephalus platyceps

Type specimens:

• Cistecephalus microrhinus: BNMH R47066, a skull. Its type locality is Steilkrans, Fort Beaufort, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
• Cistecephalus angusticeps: BMNH R5763, a skull. Its type locality is Biesjiespoort, Victoria West, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
• Cistecephalus laticeps: BPI 33, a skull. Its type locality is Wolwehoek, Graaff-Reinet, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
• Cistecephalus major: RC 79, a skull. Its type locality is Doornplaas (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.
• Cistecephalus planiceps: BMNH R47070, a skull. Its type locality is Steilkrans, Fort Beaufort, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
• Cistecephalus platyfrons: RC 80, a skull. Its type locality is Ferndale, Graaff-Reinet (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.
• Cistecephalus rubidgei: RC 93, a skull. Its type locality is Murraysburg Commonage (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

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