List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Procolophonidae
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Sauropareion anoplus n. gen., n. sp.
Modesto et al. 2001
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Modesto et al. 2001 | 2 individuals | ||||||||
| SAM-PK-11192 (type), BP/1/5779 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Proterosuchidae
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cf. Proterosuchidae indet.
Broom 1906
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Ezcurra and Butler 2015 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| BP/1/6046 | ||||||||||
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Proterosuchidae indet.
Broom 1906
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Ezcurra and Butler 2015 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| SAM-PK-11207 | ||||||||||
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Proterosuchus fergusi
Broom 1903
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Ezcurra and Butler 2015 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| SAM-PK-11208 | ||||||||||
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Elaphrosuchus rubidgei n. gen., n. sp.
Broom 1946
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Broom 1946 | 1 individual | ||||||||
| synonym of Proterosuchus fergusi | ||||||||||
| RC 59, skull | ||||||||||
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Anomodontia
- Lystrosauridae
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Lystrosaurus declivis
Brink 1951
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Kitching 1977 | |||||||||
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Lystrosaurus murrayi
(Huxley 1859)
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Kitching 1977 | |||||||||
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Lystrosaurus oviceps
Haughton 1915
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Kitching 1977 | |||||||||
| synonym of Lystrosaurus curvatus | ||||||||||
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Therocephalia
- Akidnognathidae
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Olivierosuchus parringtoni
(Brink 1965)
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Brink and Modesto 2011 | |||||||||
| NMQR 3605, skull, lower jaw and partial articulated skeleton | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | South Africa | State/province: | Eastern Cape | County: | Inxuba Yethemba |
| Coordinates: | 31.7° South, 25.0° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 65.2° South, 22.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Beaufort | Formation: | Balfour | Member: | Palingkloof |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "Palingkloof Member of the Balfour Formation, Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone, Beaufort Group; lowermost Triassic" (Modesto et al., 2007) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified mudstone | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. | Tectonic setting: | foreland basin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Articulated whole bodies: | none |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | L. D. Boonstra | Collection dates: | 1935 |
| Collection method comments: "The holotype of Sauropareion anoplus is preserved in a hard mudstone that necessitated mechanical preparation. This was accomplished by an airscribe that was used to remove the greater part of the matrix investing the skeleton, and pin vises with carbide steel-tips were used for finer work close to the bone surfaces. Owing to the small size of the postcranial elements, these have been prepared in dorsal aspect only, with underlying matrix left for support" (Modesto et al., 2007) | |||
Metadata
| Database number: | 85948 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Mueller, R. Butler, A. Dunhill | Enterer: | T. Liebrecht, R. Butler, B. Allen |
| Modifier: | R. Butler | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-01-21 04:14:46 | Last modified: | 2016-11-08 09:14:27 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2012-01-21 04:14:46 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 37664. | S. H. Haughton. 1924. On a new type of thecodont from the middle Beaufort Beds. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 11(1):93-97 [R. Butler/R. Butler/R. Butler] |
Secondary references:
| 37668 | A. S. Brink. 1955. Notes on some thecodonts. Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum Bloemfontein 1:141-148 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 63965 | J.B. Brink and S.P. Modesto. 2011. A new skeleton of the therocephalian synapsid Olivierosuchus parringtoni from the Lower Triassic South African Karoo Basin. Palaeontology 54(3):591-606 [M. Uhen/K. Ziegler] | |
| 37667 | R. Broom. 1946. A new primitive proterosuchid reptile. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 20:343-346 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 37672 | A. R. I. Cruickshank. 1972. The proterosuchian thecodonts. In K. A. Joysey, T. S. Kemp (eds.), Studies in Vertebrate Evolution 89-119 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 60752 | M. D. Ezcurra and R. J. Butler. 2015. Taxonomy of the proterosuchid archosauriforms (Diapsida: Archosauromorpha) from the earliest Triassic of South Africa, and implications for the early archosauriform radiation. Palaeontology 58(1):141-170 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 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] | |
| 55752 | M. J. MacDougall and S. P. Modesto. 2011. New information on the skull of the Early Triassic parareptile Sauropareion anoplus, with a discussion of tooth attachment and replacement in procolophonids. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(2):270-278 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 55753 | M. J. MacDougall, S. P. Modesto, and J. Botha-Brink. 2013. The postcranial skeleton of the Early Triassic parareptile Sauropareion anoplus, with a discussion of possible life history. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(4):737-749 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 29005 | S. P. Modesto and R. Damiani. 2007. The Procolophonoid Reptile Sauropareion anoplus from the Lowermost Triassic of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(2):337-349 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht] | |
| 29004 | S. P. Modesto, H.-D. Sues, and R. Damiani. 2001. A new Triassic procolophonoid reptile and its implications for procolophonoid survivorship during the Permo-Triassic extinction event. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 268:2047-2052 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht] |