Species: fossilis COX, 1972
Etymology:
Holotype: UT K 52 in the Geologisches-Palaontologisches Museum, Tubingen.
Locality: Near the Village of Kingori, Songea District, Tanzania, Tanganyika, East Africa.
Horizon: Kawinga Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone (formerly Aulacephalodon-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 and dentary.
Paratype:
UT K 56: Skull.
UT K 55: 5 Skulls and post-cranial remains.
GPIT-PV-117032 (old GPIT/RE/9272): Skull (Note, this was one of the UT K 55 skulls).
GPIT/RE/9276: Humerus.