Anthodon serrarius Owen 1876 (parareptile)

Reptilia - Procolophonomorpha

Synonyms: Anthodon minusculus Haughton 1932, Propappus parvus Haughton 1913

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 Anthodon according to A. Pérez-García and X. Murelaga 2013

See also Broom 1912, Broom 1913, Haughton 1913, Haughton 1932, Hennig 1915, Lee 1997, Schwarz 1913, Schwarz 1914 and Winkler 1893

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Anthodon serrarius: BMNH 47337, a skull. Its type locality is Steilkrans, Fort Beaufort, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
  • Anthodon minusculus:
  • Propappus parvus: SAM 2351, a set of postcrania (Pelvis). Its type locality is Dunedin, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Ecology: herbivore

Distribution:

• Permian of South Africa (3 collections), Tanzania (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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