Genus: Prolacerta PARRINGTON, 1935
Etymology: Greek, pro, "before" + Lacerta.
= Pricea BROOM & ROBINSON, 1948
Etymology:

Species: broomi PARRINGTON, 1935
Etymology: In honor of South African palaeontologist R. L. Broom.

Holotype: UMZC 2003.40

Locality: Harrismith Commanage, Harrismith District, Free (Orange Free) State, South Africa.

Horizon: Katberg Formation, Tarkastad Subgroup, Beaufort Group, Karoo Supergroup.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material: Fragmentary skull and lower jaw.

Referred material:

COLBERT, 1978

Locality: Near the junction of the Shackleton and McGregor Glaciers at approximately latitude 85'13"S, and longitude 174'30"E, Halfmoon Bluff, Transantartic Mountains, East Antarctica, Antarctica.

Horizon: Fremouv Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material:

AMNH 9520: Skull with lower jaw.

AMNH 9521: Skull with lower jaw.

AMNH 9522: Numerous bone fragments of the skull and postcranial skeleton, including an interorbital region (the frontals) seen in ventral view with a fragmentary maxilla with 5 teeth.

AMNH 9526: Fragment of a mandibular ramus with teeth, also a palatine with several alveoli, as well as various skull fragments, some postcranial bones, including metatarsals and phalanges.

AMNH 9551: Humerus, and various bone fragments (from Sentinel Hill, near Halfmoon Bluff).

AMNH 9561: 10 articulated presacral vertebrae, with ribs, also caudal vertebra, various bones including paired ischia, part of a femoral shaft, a fragment of a scapulacoracoid with the proximal end of crushed humerus, an a jaw fragment with 4 alveoli.

AMNH 9574: 3 articulated vertebrae and limb bones.

 


Locality: Near the junction of the Shackleton and McGregor Glaciers at approximately latitude 85'13"S. and longitude 174'30"E, from Mt. Kenyon, Transantartic Mountains, East Antarctica, Antarctica.

Horizon: Fremouv Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material:

AMNH 9558: A partially preserved skull and isolated disarticulated skull elements with lower jaws, anterior fragments of right and left dentaries with teeth, various articulated vertebrae and limb bones.

 

Locality: Near the junction of the Shackleton and McGregor Glaciers at approximately latitude 85'13"S. and longitude 174'30"E, Thrinaxodon Col, Transantartic Mountains, East Antarctica, Antarctica.

Horizon: Fremouv Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material:

AMNH 9552: Postcranial bones in matrix.

AMNH 9557: This species? Humerus, bone fragments.

 

Locality: Near the junction of the Shackleton and McGregor Glaciers at approximately latitude 85'13"S. and longitude 174'30"E, Kitching Ridge, Transantartic Mountains, East Antarctica, Antarctica.

Horizon: Fremouv Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material:

AMNH 9513: Fragment of small maxilla with 5 teeth.

AMNH 9535: A few small vertebral fragments, in series.

AMNH 9564: Fragmentary cervical vertebrae.

AMNH 9568: A block containing a right pterygoid seen in dorsal view, 2 cervical vertebrae, and 6 posterior caudal vertebrae.

AMNH 9573: Fragmentary scapulacoracoid, 2 humeri, and other bones.

AMNH 9502: A slab containing a left premaxilla with 2 teeth, some skull fragments, including what appears to be a part of the anterior region of the skull, a left pterygoid, an elongated bone that may be a palatine, a large isolated tooth, an incomplete pelvic girdle with both ilia, and fragments of other elements, both hind limbs, the right one with a complete pes, part of a sacrum, 5 incomplete posterior presacral vertebrae, some with articulated holocephalous ribs, and 15 caudal vertebrae with chevrons.

 


Locality: Near the junction of the Shackleton and McGregor Glaciers at approximately latitude 85'13"S. and longitude 174'30"E, Graphite Peak, Transantartic Mountains, East Antarctica, Antarctica.

Horizon: Fremouv Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material:

AMNH 9560: A possible skull fragment, with fragments of the cranial roof., jaw fragment with 6 teeth, several vertebrae, including a series of about 8 very fragmentary caudal vertebrae, a hind limb, and other fragments of limb bones.

DAMIANI, NEVELING, MODESTO & YATES, 2004

Locality: Maanhaar hill, Farm Barendskraal, near Middleburg, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Palingkloff Member, Balfour Formation, Beaufort Group.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material:

BP/1/5880: Complete skull.

 

Locality: Maahaar hill, Farm Barendskraal, near Middleburg, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Katberg Formation, Beaufort Group.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material:

BP/1/6029, BP/1/6038: Partial skulls and associated postcranial elements.


EZCURRA, 2016

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

GHG 431: Patial skull and mandible, lacking the snout.

SAM-PK-K10018: Fairly complete, somewhat weathered skull and mandible.

SMA-PK-K10797: Well-preserved skull and posterior half of mandible attached to anterior cervical vertebrae.

 

GOW 1975

Locality: Tweefontein, Bethulie District, Free (Orange Free) State Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Katberg Formation, Beaufort Group.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material:

4196: Very small broken and distorted skull in nodule.

 

Locality: Harrismith, Free (Orange Free) State Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Katberg Formation, Beaufort Group.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material:

BP/1/2675: A skull and skeleton minus sacrum, pelvis, tail and hind legs and including a third scapula.

BP/1/2676: An almost complete, articulated postcranial skeleton, lacking the head and first 3 cervicals.

 


Locality: Old Brickfields Donga, Harrismith, Free (Orange Free) State Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Katberg Formation, Beaufort Group.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material:

4005: Tibia, fibula, ankle and part of foot.

MODESTO & SUES, 2004

Locality: Fairydale, Bethulie District, Free (Orange Free) State Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Katberg Formation, Beaufort Group.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material:

BP/1/4505a: Fragmentary skull.


Locality: Locality: Queen’s Hill, Harrismith District, Free (Orange Free) State, South Africa.

Horizon: Katberg Formation, Beaufort Group.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material:

BP/1/5066: Partial skull.

 

Locality: Rietport, Dewetsdorp District, Free (Orange Free) State, South Africa.

Horizon: Katberg Formation, Beaufort Group.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material:

BP/1/5375: Fragmentary skull and mandible.

 

SPIEKMAN, 2018

Locality: Antarctica.

Horizon: Fremouv Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Early Middle Triassic.

Material:

UWBM 95529: Maxilla, postorbital, parabasiphenoid, pterygoid, and most of the postcranium intace, one mising the vervical and anterior dorsal part of the vertebral column, the left forelimb, distal part of the right hind limb, and posteriormost of the tail.


= Pricea longiceps BROOM & ROBINSON, 1948
Etymology: Latin, longi, "long" and Latin, -ceps, "head."

Holotype: BPI/1/471

Locality: Heuning Drans, Burghersdorp, East Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Katberg Formation, Beaufort Group.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

CAMP, 1945

Locality: 1 mile east of Harrismith, Free (Orange Free) State, South Africa.

Horizon: Katberg Formation, Beaufort Group.

Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material:

UCMP 37151: Skull and 6 cervical vertebrae and ribs.