List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anomodontia
- Lystrosauridae
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Lystrosaurus murrayi
(Huxley 1859)
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Kitching 1977 | |||||||||
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Lystrosaurus declivis
Brink 1951
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Kitching 1977 | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Thrinaxodon liorhinus
Seeley 1894
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Kitching 1977 | 4 individuals | ||||||||
| UCMP 42877, 42878, 46466, 42865, skulls | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Prolacertidae
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Prolacerta broomi
Parrington 1935
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1 individual | |||||||||
| UCMP 37151, complete skull with articulated cervical vertebrae | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | South Africa | State/province: | Free State |
| Coordinates: | 28.3° South, 29.1° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 66.1° South, 10.2° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Beaufort |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | UCMP |
Metadata
| Also known as: | UCMP V36115 | ||
| Database number: | 105607 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler |
| Modifier: | R. Butler | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-02-23 03:20:46 | Last modified: | 2016-09-28 03:59:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-02-23 03:20:46 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35276. | S. P. Modesto and H.-D. Sues. 2004. The skull of the Early Triassic archosauromorph reptile Prolacerta broomi and its phylogenetic significance. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 140:335-351 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |
Secondary references:
| 27216 | J. W. Kitching. 1977. The distribution of the Karroo vertebrate fauna. Memoirs of the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research 1:1-131 [H. Sims/J. Camp] |