Genus: Icticephalus BROOM, 1915
Etymology: Greek, iktis, "ferret" and Greek, kephale, "head" + us: Ferret head.

Species: polycynodon BROOM, 1915
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Holotype: South African Museum Collection 2669

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

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone (formerly Aulacephalodon-Cistecephalus zone KEYSER, 1979, SACS, 1980, Aulacephalodon baini zone KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Upper Cistecephalus Zone, KITCHING, 1970, 77, Lower Cistecephalus zone WATSON, 1914).

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

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary mandible

Paratype: BMNH R4096

Locality: Weltevreden, Gouph, Western Cape Province, Late Permian.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.
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Material: Fragmentary skull.