Genus: Struthiocephalus HAUGHTON, 1915
Etymology: Greek, strouthion, “ostrich”, Greek, kephale, “head”, + us: Ostrich head.
= Moschosaurus HAUGHTON, 1915
Etymology: Greek, moskhos, “calf” and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Calf lizard.
= Struthiocephalellus BOONSTRA, 1955
Etymology: Struthiocephalus, Latin, -ellus, “little”: Little Struthiocephalus.

Species: whaitsi HAUGHTON, 1915
Etymology: In honor of Rev. John H. Whaits (1870-1947)
= Moschosaurus whaitsi HAUGHTON, 1915

Holotype: SAM 2678

Locality: Near Vivier Siding, 30 miles south-west of Beaufort West, 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.

Referred material:

Locality: Dwarsrivier, Laingsburg,g shock at cheap replica price 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 12049: Skull with braincase.

 


Locality: Abrahamskraal, Prince Albert, 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 3012: Fragmentary skull, pectoral girdle, humerus, pelvis, femora, tibia, fibula.

 

 

Locality: Mynhardtskraal, Beaufort West, 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 11493: Skull, coracoid, humerus and pelvis of a juvenile.

 

 

Locality: Klein Koedoeskop, Beaufort West, 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 11572: Interclavicle, coracoid, and proximal ends of scapula.

 


Locality: Buffelsvlei, Beaufort West, 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 11579: Proximal 2/3rds of humerus, precoracoid, interclavicle.

 


Locality: Dikbome, Laingsburg, 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 11939: Fragmentary humerus, ulna, femur and jaw fragments.

 

 

BRINK, 1982

Locality: Dikbome, Laingsburg, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone (Dinocephalian zone KEYSER, 1979, SACS, 1980, KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Lower Tapinocephalus zone, KITCHING, 1970, 1977, WATSON, 1914).

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

Material:

SAM 11591: Excellently preserved skull.

 

 

= Moschosaurus longiceps HAUGHTON, 1915
Etymology: Latin, longus, "long" and Latin, -ceps, "head."

Holotype: SAM 3015

Locality: La-de-da, Beaufort West, 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 and 6 vertebrae.

 

 

= Struthiocephalus rheederi BROOM, 1937
Etymology:
= Struthiocephalus rheideri BROOM, 1937 (sic)

Holotype: Transvaal Museum 3719

Locality: Near Grantham, about 30 rolex swiss made replica miles west of Beaufort West, 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.

 

 

= Struthiocephalus milleri OLSEN & BROOM, 1937
Etymology:

Holotype: FMNH UC 1512

Locality: 1/4 mile southwest of Stinkfontein, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

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

Material: Skull.

 


= Struthiocephalus akraalensis BOONSTRA, 1952
Etymology:

Holotype: SAM 3719

Locality: Abrahamskraal, Prince Albert, 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.

 

 

= Struthiocephalellus parvus BOONSTRA, 1955
Etymology: Latin, parvus, "little, small."

Holotype: SAM 5006

Locality: Abrahamskraal, Prince Albert, 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, partial scapula, humerus, ulna, pelvis, femur and proximal end of a tibia.

 


= Struthiocephalus kitchingi BRINK, 1958
Etymology: In honor of James W. Kitching, a prominent South African palaeontologist.

Holotype: BP M284

Locality: Farm De Bad, near Fraserburg Road, south of Beaufort West, 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.

Struthiocephalus kitchingi modified from BRINK, 1958.

Referred material:

BRINK, 1982

Locality: Perdefontein, Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone (Dinocephalian zone KEYSER, 1979, SACS, 1980, KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Lower Tapinocephalus zone, KITCHING, 1970, 1977, WATSON, 1914).

Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, cheap replica minute repeater watchMiddle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.

Material:

SAM K272: Good skull.