Species: africanus SEELEY, 1892
Etymology: In refernce to Africa, where the speicmen was discovered.

Holotype: BMNH R 1968

Locality: Farm Weltevereden, Gouph, Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.

Material: 7 articulated dorsal vertebrae and their ribs, damaged right pubis (?) and ilium, right femur, proximal ends of right tibia and fibula.

Referred material:

BMNH 49423: 5 articulated vertebrae and their ribs, damaged right half of pectoral girdle, interclavicle and reminates of both humeri.

After Cox, 1969.

BMNH 4924: Fragmentary skull, 7 articulated vertebrae and their ribs, remnants of right scapula, remnats of both humeri and both pubes?

After Cox, 1969.

 

Locality: Farm Rietfontein, Lainsburg, 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 R 4054: 8 articulated vertebrae and their ribs, plus a single more anterior rib, impressions of small parts of the right scapula and ilium.

 

Locality: Farm Boesmansrivier, in the Beaufort West District about 40 miles north-west of Fraserburg Road, 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 No. K 1132: 8 articulated vertebrae and their ribs, plus 3 isolated vertebrae, ventral portion of pectoral girdle, proximal part of left humerus.

 

Locality: 1/2 mile east of the Waikraal River on the Farm De Bad, which lies in the Beaufort West District about 40 miles north-west of Fraserburg Road, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.

Material:

BP No. 3514: 5 articulated vertebrae and their ribs, plus other disarticulated, poorly preserved elements including an interclavicle.

BP no. 3515: 5 articulated vertebrae and their ribs, plus 5 other displaced vertebrae, including 1 cervical and 1 caudal and a rib, proximal end of left humerus, and 2 podial elements.

USNM No. 23009: Series of 3 vertebrae and 5 pairs of ribs, plus 4 other displaced vertebrae, right humerus, right ilium, damaged left pelvis and right (?) scapula.

 

Locality: Unknown, Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.

Material:

BMNH R 4949. 10 articulated vertebrae and their ribs, eroded coracoid region, isolated poidal elements.

BMNH 49414: Fragmentary skull, lower jaw, 7 articulated vertebrae and their rigs, remnants of right scapula and both humerus, both pubes (?).

SAM K1133: 9 articulated vertebrae and their ribs, traces of left scapula and right humerus.

SAM 4328: Natural mould of 9 articulated vertebrae and their ribs, of the right half of pelvic girdle, and of parts of left femur.

 

GOW, 1997

Locality: Free state, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Permian.

Material:

NMQR 3299: Poorly preserved specimen, partial skull, and fragmentary skeleton.

 

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

Council for Geoscineces, GM71: A block of articulated mid-dorsal vertebrae and ribs, which also has 6 dissocated caudal vertebrae.

Number: Not given: A small unnumbered specimen from the same collection which includes parts of a macerated skull.

 

GOW & KLERK, 1997

Locality: Not recorded, but it lies with in a 500 metere radius of the position at 33 04; 15”S – 26 43’ 40”E, Schrikwaters Poort, which forms part of the larger Bucklands farm in the great Fish River Valley, Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.

Material:

AM 5999: Fragmentary skeleton.

 

KEYSER & GOW, 1981

Locality: Farm Drie Kop about 50 km north of Beaufort West, 31'53"09'"S, 22'39"33'"E,
Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Permian.

Material:

Council for Geosciences (Formelry the Geologicla Survey), M777: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.

Light grey, indicate damaged bones; medium grey inicates impression of bone.

MODESTO, 2000

AM PK4328, PL-K7670, Pk-k7090, PK-K7910, PK11954: Fragmentary specimens.

LYSON, BEVER, SCHEYER, HSIANG, & GAUTHIER, 2013

Locality: South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Guadalupian Stage, Lower Zechstein Epoch, Early Late Permian.

Material:

GM 86/341: Skull, and nearly complete skeleton.

SAM K 7909: Fragmentary skeleton.

 

RUBIDGE, MODESTO, SIDOR & WELMAN, 1999

Locality: Alamkraal near Camarvon, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.

Material:

BP/1/5677: 3 dorsal vertebrae (2 fragmentary), 6 fragmentary ribs.