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Pelanomodon moschops

Anomodontia - Cryptodontidae

Taxonomy

Dicynodon moschops was named by Broom (1913). Its type specimen is AMNH FARB 5325, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oudeberg (Pass and Plateau) - Dicynodon Assemblage Zone, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was recombined as Aulacocephalodon moschops by Broom (1932) and Van Hoepen (1934); it was recombined as Pelanomodon moschops by Broom (1938) and King (1988).

Synonyms

Pelanomodon rubidgei was named by Broom (1938). Its type specimen is RC 10, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Karreelaagte, New Bethesda, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pelanomodon moschops by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon sidneyi was named by Broom (1940). Its type specimen is RC 44, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wellwood (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial siliciclastic in the Balfour Formation of South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Diictodon feliceps by Brink (1986); it was synonymized subjectively with Pelanomodon moschops by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon tylorhinus was named by Broom (1913). Its type specimen is AMNH FARB 5511, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wilgerbosch, New Bethesda, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was recombined as Propelanomodon tylorhinus by Keyser (1975), Brink (1986) and King (1988); it was synonymized subjectively with Pelanomodon moschops by Kammerer et al. (2016).
Propelanomodon devilliersi was named by Toerien (1955). Its type specimen is BPI 138, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wilgerbosch, New Bethesda, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Propelanomodon tylorhinus by Keyser (1975), Brink (1986) and King (1988); it was synonymized subjectively with Pelanomodon moschops by Kammerer et al. (2016).
Pelanomodon kitchingi was named by Broom and George (1950). Its type specimen is BP 152, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zuurplaats, Suurplaas, Graaff-Reinet (Dicynodon Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pelanomodon rubidgei by Keyser (1972) and King (1988).
Pelanomodon halli was named by Broom (1950). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is The Willows, Middelburg, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pelanomodon moschops by Keyser (1972) and King (1988).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1913	Dicynodon moschops Broom
1913	Dicynodon tylorhinus Broom
1932	Aulacocephalodon moschops Broom
1934	Aulacocephalodon moschops Van Hoepen
1938	Pelanomodon moschops Broom
1938	Pelanomodon rubidgei Broom
1940	Dicynodon sidneyi Broom
1950	Pelanomodon halli Broom
1950	Pelanomodon kitchingi Broom and George p. 277
1955	Propelanomodon devilliersi Toerien
1975	Propelanomodon tylorhinus Keyser
1986	Propelanomodon tylorhinus Brink
1988	Pelanomodon moschops King
1988	Pelanomodon rubidgei King
1988	Propelanomodon tylorhinus King

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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
family	Cryptodontidae	()
genus	Pelanomodon
species	moschops	()

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.

†Pelanomodon moschops Broom 1913

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Invalid names: Dicynodon sidneyi Broom 1940 [synonym], Dicynodon tylorhinus Broom 1913 [synonym], Pelanomodon halli Broom 1950 [synonym], Pelanomodon rubidgei Broom 1938 [synonym], Propelanomodon devilliersi Toerien 1955 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialuc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Diet:

herbivoreo

Created:

2009-01-03 20:33:20

Modified:

2009-01-03 22:33:20

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

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

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	South Africa (Northern Cape)	Pelanomodon moschops (178523)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian	259.9 - 252.17	South Africa (Western Cape)	Pelanomodon halli (80176)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian	259.9 - 252.17	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	Dicynodon moschops (174663) Dicynodon sidneyi (80226 176330) Dicynodon tylorhinus, Propelanomodon devilliersi (176312) Pelanomodon halli (180678) Pelanomodon kitchingi (177563) Pelanomodon moschops (80174 174741) Pelanomodon rubidgei (114905 179588)