†Moschops capensis Broom 1911 (therapsid)

Osteichthyes - Therapsida - Tapinocephalidae

Synonyms: Moschognathus whaitsi Broom 1914, Moschops whaitsi Broom 1914

Full reference: R. Broom. 1911. On some New South African Permian Reptiles. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 81(4):1073-1082

Belongs to Moschops according to R. Broom 1913

See also Atayman et al. 2009, Boonstra 1936 and Boonstra 1969

Sister taxa: Agnosaurus pienaari, Moschops koupensis, Moschops romeri, Moschoides romeri

Type specimens:

  • Moschops capensis: AMNH 5550, a skull. Its type locality is Spitzkop, Graaff-Reinet, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.
  • Moschognathus whaitsi: AMNH 5602, a partial skull. Its type locality is "Near Beaufort West", which is in a Capitanian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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