Microhelodon eumerus Broom 1931 (therapsid)

Osteichthyes - Therocephalia - Bauriidae

Synonym: Microgomphodon eumerus Seeley 1895 [replaced name]

Full reference: R. Broom. 1931. Notices of some new genera and species of Karroo fossil reptiles. Records of the Albany Museum 4:161-166

Belongs to Microhelodon according to R. Broom 1931

See also Abdala et al. 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Microhelodon eumerus: NHMUK R3581. Its type locality is Burgersdorp Area, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.
  • Microgomphodon eumerus: Its type locality is Burgersdorp Area, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution: found only at Burgersdorp Area

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