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Dicynodon lacerticeps

Anomodontia

Taxonomy

Dicynodon lacerticeps was named by Owen (1845). Its type specimen is NHMUK 36233, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tarka prolongation of the Winterberg Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

D. huenei

Synonyms

Dicynodon aetorhamphus was named by Broom (1948). Its type specimen is RC 85, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hoeksplaas (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dicynodon lacerticeps by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon cadlei was named by Broom (1940). Its type specimen is RC 23, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hoeksplaas (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dicynodon lacerticeps by Brink (1986).
Dicynodon dutoiti was named by Broom and Schepers (1937). Its type specimen is BP/1/3710, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Seymour - Fairbairn Area, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial sandstone in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Daptocephalus leoniceps by Kitching (1977); it was synonymized subjectively with Dicynodon lacerticeps by Brink (1986), Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon kitchingi was named by Broom (1937). Its type specimen is TM 345, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Blue Gum House, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dicynodon lacerticeps by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon taylori was named by Broom (1932). Its type specimen is ELM Unnumbered (Now lost) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bashee River Bridge, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dicynodon lacerticeps by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon trigonocephalus was named by Broom (1940). Its type specimen is RC 38, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Klipfontein (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dicynodon lacerticeps by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon pardiceps was named by Owen (1876). Its type specimen is NHMUK 47045, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fort Beaufort, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial lime mudstone in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Daptocephalus leoniceps by Broom (1932), Haughton and Brink (1954), King (1988); it was recombined as Daptocephalus pardiceps by Van Hoepen (1934); it was synonymized subjectively with Dicynodon lacerticeps by Kammerer et al. (2011).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1845	Dicynodon lacerticeps Owen
1859	Dicynodon lacerticeps Owen p. 143
1860	Dicynodon lacerticeps Owen p. 49
1869	Dicynodon lacerticeps Seeley p. 136
1876	Dicynodon pardiceps Owen
1902	Dicynodon lacerticeps Hay p. 430
1913	Dicynodon laerticeps Broom
1930	Dicynodon lacerticeps Hay p. 63
1932	Dicynodon taylori Broom
1934	Dicynodon lacerticeps Swinton p. 50
1934	Daptocephalus pardiceps Van Hoepen
1937	Dicynodon kitchingi Broom
1937	Dicynodon dutoiti Broom and Schepers
1940	Dicynodon cadlei Broom
1940	Dicynodon trigonocephalus Broom
1940	Dicynodon cadlei Broom p. 82
1948	Dicynodon aetorhamphus Broom
1988	Dicynodon taylori King
2011	Dicynodon lacerticeps Kammerer et al. p. 138 figs. 65, 161

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
order	Anomodontia	Owen 1859
order	Dicynodontia	()
—	Dicynodontoidea	Cluver and King 1983
genus	Dicynodon	Owen 1845
species	lacerticeps

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Dicynodon lacerticeps Owen 1845

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Invalid names: Daptocephalus pardiceps Owen 1876 [synonym], Dicynodon aetorhamphus Broom 1948 [synonym], Dicynodon cadlei Broom 1940 [synonym], Dicynodon dutoiti Broom and Schepers 1937 [synonym], Dicynodon kitchingi Broom 1937 [synonym], Dicynodon taylori Broom 1932 [synonym], Dicynodon trigonocephalus Broom 1940 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialuc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Diet:

herbivoreo

Created:

2009-01-03 20:33:45

Modified:

2009-01-03 22:33:45

Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Carroll 1988, Benton 1983, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (9 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian	259.51 - 254.14	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	Dicynodon aetorhamphus (174622) Dicynodon taylori (178127) Dicynodon trigonocephalus (176331)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian	259.51 - 251.902	South Africa (Western Cape)	Dicynodon cadlei (174623) Dicynodon lacerticeps (type locality: 177020)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian	259.51 - 251.902	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	Dicynodon dutoiti (176667) Dicynodon kitchingi (175553 176336) Dicynodon pardiceps (174747)