Genus: Pareiasuchus BROOM & HAUGHTON, 1913
Etymology: Greek, pareia, ”cheek”, Greek, soukhos, “crocodile”: Cheek crocodile.

Species: peringueyi BROOM & HAUGHTON, 1913
Etymology:

Holotype: SAM 2337

Locality: Found at the drift across the Zak River on the Main Beaufort road on the Farm Dunedin (Quaggasfontein), in the Division of Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

Age: Tatarian Stage, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material: Skull and lower (which can not be found, LEE, 1997), vertebral column missing only the atlas ans posterior caudals, ribs, osteoderms, complete shoulder and pelvic girdls, both forelimbs, left hindlimb.

Refered material:

LEE, 1997

BPI 1/4105: Complete skull andlower jaw, unprepared block with osteoderms and vertebrae.

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Species: nasicornis HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology:

Holotype: SAM 3016

Locality: Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

Age: Tatarian Stage, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material: Complete skull and lower jaw, parts of both forelimbs, pelvis, and both hindlimbs, and numerous osteoderms.

Referred material:


LEE, GOW & KITCHING, 1997

Locality: South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

Age: Tatarian Stage, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material:

BPI 1/254: Skull fragment and partial lower jaw.

BPI 1/1500: Antorbital region of skull, with mandible missing part of left ramus.

Unprepared blocks containing anterior ceervicals, osteroderms and portions (?) shoulder girdle.

GSP 475: Compete skull and lower jaw, posterior 3 sacrals and anterior caudals, portions of shoulder and pelvic girdles.

GSP CBT4: Skull missing most of the roof, complete lower jaw.

GSP R320: Pelvis, portions of both forelimbs and both hindlimbs, 17 caudal vertebrae, ribs and osteroderms.

Unprepared postcranial blocks containing vertebrae, parts of pelvis and hindlimbs and osteoderms.