Synonyms: Cynidiognathus longiceps Haughton 1924, Cynognathus berryi Seeley 1895, Cynognathus merenskyi Broili and Schroder 1935, Cynognathus minor Bonaparte 1969, Cynognathus platyceps Seeley 1895, Karoomys browni Broom 1903, Lycognathus ferox Broom 1913
Full reference: H. G. Seeley. 1895. Researches on the Structure, Organization, and Classification of the Fossil Reptilia. Part IX, Section 5. On the Skeleton in New Cynodontia from the Karroo Rocks. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 186:59-148
Belongs to Cynognathus according to W. E. Swinton 1934
See also Abdala 1996, Bonaparte 1969, Broili and Schroder 1935, Broom 1903, Broom 1913, Broom 1921, Hopson and Kitching 1972 and Kitching 1977
Sister taxon: Cynognathus seeleyi
Type specimens:
- Cynognathus crateronotus: Its type locality is Lady Frere Commonage, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa
- Cynidiognathus longiceps:
- Cynognathus berryi: Its type locality is Lady Frere Commonage, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.
- Cynognathus merenskyi:
- Cynognathus minor: PVL, a skull. Its type locality is Puesto Viejo farm house, which is in a Carnian terrestrial horizon in the Rio Seco de la Quebrada Formation of Argentina.
- Cynognathus platyceps: Its type locality is Lady Frere Commonage, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.
- Karoomys browni: Its type locality is Aliwal North Area, Cynognathus B, which is in an Anisian terrestrial horizon in the Burgersdorp Formation of South Africa.
- Lycognathus ferox:
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of Argentina (1 collection), South Africa (7), Tanzania (1), Zambia (1)
Total: 10 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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