Synonyms: Emydopsis Broom 1921, Storthyggnathus Janensch 1952, Storthyggognathus Janensch 1952
Full reference: R. Broom. 1912. On some new South African Permian reptiles. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1911:1073-1082
Parent taxon: Emydopoidea according to J. Fröbisch and R. R. Reisz 2011
See also Angielczyk et al. 2014, Broom 1912, Broom 1913, Broom 1921, Carroll 1988, Janensch 1952, Kammerer and Angielczyk 2009, King 1988 and King and Rubidge 1993
Sister taxa: Cistecephalinae, Compsodon, Digalodon, Emydopidae, Emydopinae, Kingoriidae, Kistecephalia, Myosaurus
Subtaxa: Dicynodon megalorhinus Diictodon pseudojouberti Emydops arctatus Emydops haughtoni Emydops oweni Emydops platyceps
Type: Emydops minor
Ecology: herbivore
Distribution:
• Permian of South Africa (23 collections), Zambia (4)
Total: 27 collections including 32 occurrences
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