Genus: Tetragonias CRUICKSHANK, 1967
Etymology: Greek, tetragonias, “square-faced (Greek, tetra, “four”, Greek, gonia, “angle”, + ias)”: Square-faced one.

Species: njalilus CRUICKSHANK, 1967
Etymology: In reference to Njalila, Tanzania, East Africa.
= Dicynodon njalilus HUENE, 1942
= Shansiodon njalilus (HUENE, 1942)

Holotype: UT 292

Locality: Njalila, Tanzania, East Africa.

Horizon: Manda Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material: Skull and lower jaw of a female.

Referred material:

CRUICKSHANK, 1967

Locality: B. 5, Njalila-Mkongoleko area, East Africa.

Horizon: Manda Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

MCZ 2840a: Poorly preserved skeleton of a juvenile.

MCZ 2840b: Base of scapula.

MCZ 2840c: Scapula of a juvenile.

MCZ 2840d, IV: Skull and fragmentary skeleton of a male.

 


Locality: B. 15/1, Njalila-Mkongoleko area, East Africa.

Horizon: Manda Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

MCZ 2840e: Phalanges and skeleton of a juvenile.

MCZ 2840f, VI: Skull and fragmentary skeleton of a female.

MCZ 2840g: Skull fragments of a juvenile.

MCZ 2840h: Left ilium of a juvenile.

 

SURKOV & BENTON, 2004

Locality: Njalila, Tanzania.

Horizon: Manda Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Anisian Stage, Lower Mid Triassic Epoch, Late Triassic.

Material:

CAMZM T750-T756, T1140: Skull and postcranial remains.

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