Genus: Compsodon van HOEPEN, 1934
Etymology: Greek, kompsos, “elegant, delicate, adornded,” and Greek, odon, “tooth”: Delicate tooth.

Species: helmoedi van HOEPEN, 1934
Etymology:

Holotype: NMQR 1460 (NMB 2849?)

Locality: Near Mazelpoort, Free (Orange Free) State, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone (formerly Auacephalodon-Cistecephalus zone KEYSER, 1979, SACS, 1980, Aulacephalodon baini zone KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Upper Cistecephalus Zone, KITCHING, 1970, 77, Lower Cistecephalus zone WATSON, 1914).

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material: Skull.

Referred material:

ANGIELCZYK & KAMMERER, 2017

Locality: Ferndale, Graaff-Reint District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Daptocephalus AZ.

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material:

RC 641: A partially prepared skull with damaged zygomatic arches.

 

Locality: Boskraal, Graaff-Reint District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Upper Cistecephalus AZ.

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material:

RC 736: A damaged skull and partial mandible.

 

Locality: 3.6 km north-east of the tributary Musina River, which is a tritbutary of the Luangawa River, Luangwa Basin, Zambia.

Horizon: Madumabisa Mudstone.

Biostatigraphy: Equavlent to the Cistecephalus zone.

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material:

NHCC LB 116: A skull missing the right postorbital bar and zygomatic arch.

 

ANGIELCZYK, STEYER, SIDOR, SMITH, WHATLEY, & TOLAN, 2014

Locality: Locality 26, Luangwa Basin, Zambia.

Horizon: Madumabisa Mudstone.

Biostatigraphy: Equavlent to the Cistecephalus zone.

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material:

NHCC LB 13: Skull.

 

Locality: Locality 45, Luangwa Basin, Zambia.

Horizon: Madumabisa Mudstone.

Biostatigraphy: Equavlent to the Cistecephalus zone.

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material:

NHCC LB 14: Skull.