Species: bombidens (OWEN, 1876)
Etymology:
= Pareiasaurus bombidens OWEN, 1876
Holotype: BMNH R1714
Locality: Varsfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.
Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Matrial: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.
Referred material:
BROOM, 1935
BROOM, 1935
OWEN, 1876
BMNH SA. 16: Front part of skull.
BMNH SA. 17: Cervical vertebra.
BMNH SA. 18: Centrum and neural arch, waiting the spine, of a dorsal vertebra.
Locality: Versfontein, Mr. Luttig’s Farm, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
BMNH SA. 22: Right scapula, coracoid and humerus.
BMNH SA. 23: Right humerus.
BMNH SA. 24: Left humerus.
BMNH SA 25 Right ulna.
BMNH SA 26: Fragmentary right ilium.
BMNH SA 27: Fragmentary left ilium.
BMNH SA 28: Proximal part of right femur.
Locality: “Jan Willem’s Farm”, South Africa.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Permian.
Material:
BMNH SA 29: Right tibia.
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Species: baini (SEELEY, 1892)
Etymology: In honor of Father of South African paleontology, Andrew Geddes Bain (1897-1864).
= Pareiasaurus baini SEELEY, 1892
Holotype: BMNH R 1971
Locality: De Bad, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.
Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material: Skull, lower jaw and virtually complete postcranium lacking only some ribs, cheverons and parts of the mani and pedes.
Referred material:
SAM 9093: Complete skull and lower jaw.
BOONSTRA, 1934
SAM 1204: Fragmentary right scapulocoracoid.
SAM 9001: Skull, right and left scapulocoracoid, right and left clavicle, partial interclavicle, and right humerus with osteoderms.
SAM 9089: Right and left scapulocoracoid, fragmentary right and left clavicle, partial interclavicale, and left humerus.
SAM 9105: Skull, fragmentary right and left scapula, right and left clavicle, partial interclavicle, right and left humerus, right and left ulna, right and left radius, and partial right pes.
HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1930
SAM 3533, 9089, 9136, 9104, 5015: Fragmentary skulls and skeletons.
LEE, 1997…A skull in the Geological Institute, Tubigen, described by Huene (1931) also belongs to this species.
SAM 5127: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.
HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Locality: Abrahams Kraal, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Lower Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM 4347: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.
HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Locality: Grootfontein, Beaufort West District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM 4999: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.
= Platyoropha broomi HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology: In honor of Robert Broom (1866-1951), Scottish vertebrate paleontologist and scholar of South African mammal-like reptiles.
= Bradysaurus broomi (HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929)Holotype: SAM 5002
Locality: Vogelfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material: A complete skull, shoulder and pelvic girdles, both femora, 14 presacral, first 3 sacral and some caudal vertebrae, ribs and some osteoderms.
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Species: seeleyi HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology: In honor of H. G. Seeley.
Holotype: BMNH 49426
Locality: Palmietfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.
Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material: Complete skull, complete lower jaw, incomplete vertebral column lacking anterior dorsals and posterior caudals, some ribs and osteoderms, portions of the shoudler and pelvic girdle.
Referred material:
BMNH R1970 (the Tamboer specimen): Skull.
BOONSTRA, 1934
SAM 9165: Partial left scapulacoracoid, left clavicle, partial interclavicle, left humers, and left ulna.
HAUGHTON, & BOONSTRA, 1930
SAM 9168: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton with osteoderms.
SAM 9144, 9137: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.
BOONSTRA, 1934
SAM 8933: Skull.
Locality: Groot Kruidfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM 5624: Fragmentary skull, articular end of a righ ramus missing.
HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Locality: Vogelfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM 9115: Fragmentry skull and fragmentary mandible.
= Bradysaurus vanderbyli HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology:Holotype: SAM 3718
Locality: Abrahams Kraal, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material: Complete skull and lower jaw, most of the shoulder and pelvic girdles, unprepared dorsal and caudal vertebrae, possibly with osteoderms, parts of both hindlimbs.
Referred material:
BOONSTRA, 1929
SAM 5015: Manus.
HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1930
SAM 9169: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton with osteoderms.
Locality: Riet Kuil, Beaufort West District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM 4345: Complete skull and lower jaw, fragmentary skeleton with osteoderms.
Locality: Zwarts Siding, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM 6242: Right and partial left scapulocoracoid, right clavicle, parts of right and left humerus, right and left ulna and right radius.
Locality: Mynhardts Kraal, Beaufort West District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM 8941: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.
= Bradysaurus rogersi
Neotype: SAM 5012Locality: Abrhams Kraal, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material: Skull missing most of right side, portion of right lower jaw, 5 dorsal and some anterior caudal vertebrae, partially unprepared andpossibly with osteoderms, most of right shoulder girdle, forelimb and hindlimb, portions of left femur and tibia, isolated phalanges. A right ulna also bears this institutional number, but the labelling has been done in a differen tpen and this element clearly belongs to a differen animal.
Referred material:
AMNH 5604: Cast.
LEE, 1997…A juvenile skull in a private collection, described by Broom (1924), also probably belongs to this species, but can no longer be located.