Genus: Taurocephalus BROOM, 1928
Etymology: Greek, tauros, “bull”, Greek, kephale, “head”, + us: Bull head.

Species: lerouxi BROOM, 1928
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Holotype: AMNH 5655

Locality: Northern Boundary of Abrahma's Kraal, Prince Albert District, 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 lower jaw.