Genus: Bradysaurus WATSON, 1914
Etymology: Greek, bradys, “slow, heavy”, Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Slow lizard.

Species: baini (SEELEY, 1892)
Etymology:

Holotype: BMNH R 1971

Locality: De Bad, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

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

Referred material:

BOONSTRA, 1934

SAM 9001: Skull, right and left scapulocoracoid, right and left clavicle, partial interclavicle, and right humerus with osteoderms.



= Platyoropha broomi HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology:

Holotype: SAM 5002

Locality: Vogelfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

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

Material: A complete skull, shoulder and pelvic girdles, both femora, 14 presacral, first 3 sacral and some caudal vertebrae, ribs and some osteoderms.

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Species: seeleyi HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology:

Holotype: BMNH 49426

Locality: Palmietfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

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

Material: Complete skull, complete lower jaw, incomplete vertebral column lacking anterior dorsals and posterior caudals, some ribs and osteoderms, portions of the shoudler and pelvic girdle.

Referred material:

HAUGHTON, & BOONSTRA, 1930

SAM 9168: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton with osteoderms.

 


= Bradysaurus vanderbyli HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology:

Holotype: SAM 3718

Locality: Abrahams Kraal, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

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

Material: Complete skull and lower jaw, most of the shoulder and pelvic girdles, unprepared dorsal and caudal vertebrae, possibly with osteoderms, parts of both hindlimbs.

Referred material:

HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1930

SAM 9169: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton with osteoderms.

 

 

Locality: Riet Kuil, Beaufort West District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

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

Material:

SAM 4345: Complete skull and lower jaw, fragmentary skeleton with osteoderms.

 


= Bradysaurus rogersi
Neotype: SAM 5012

Locality: Abrhams Kraal, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.

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

Material: Skull missing most of right side, portion of right lower jaw, 5 dorsal and some anterior caudal vertebrae, partially unprepared andpossibly with osteoderms, most of right shoulder girdle, forelimb and hindlimb, portions of left femur and tibia, isolated phalanges. A right ulna also bears this institutional number, but the labelling has been done in a differen tpen and this element clearly belongs to a differen animal.