Genus: Olivierosuchus KAMMERER & SIDOR, 2002
Etymology: From Oliviershoek, Natal, South Africa, where the fossil was found,
and Greek, suchos, "crocodile."
= Olivieria BRINK, 1965 non ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830 (Olivieria lateralis, Insecta, Dipteria)
Etymology: From Oliviershoek, Natal, South Africa, where the fossil was found.
Species: parringtoni (BRINK, 1965) KAMMERER & SIDOR, 2002
Etymology: In honor of Francis Rex Parrington, South African Paleontologist
= Olivieria parringtoni BRINK, 1965
Holotype: SAM 379
Locality: Farm Admiralty Estates in the Oliviershoek pass between Harrismith and Bergville, Bergville District, Free (Orange Free) State, South Africa.
Horizon: Palingkloof Member, Balfour Formation, Beaufort Group.
Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone (Lystrosaurus-Thrinaxodon zone, KEYSER, 1979, SACS, 1980, Procolophon zone, Lystrosaurus zone, WATSON, 1914, BROOM, 1906).
Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.
Material: Skull dentary and fragmentary skeleton.
Referred material:
BOTHA-BRINK, HUTTENLOCKER, & MODESTO, 2014
Locality: Nooitgedacht 68, Bethulie District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Palingkloof Member, Balfour Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone.
Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.
Material:
BP/1/3973: Partial skull and relatively complete articulated skeleton, lacking the right manus, left pes, left femur, left ilium, part of the left tibia, the right tibia and fibula.
Note: Orignally assigned to Ictidosuchops (Kitching, 1977), then Regisaurus jacobi (Fourie, & Rubidge, 2007).
BOTHA-BRINK & MODESTO, 2011
Locality: Barendskraal, Middleburg District, Free (Orange Free) State, South Africa.
Horizon: Palingkloof Member, Balfour Formation, Beaufort Group.
Biostratigraphy: Lystrosaurus Assemblage zone.
Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.
Material:
NMQR 3605: Skull, lower jaw and anterior portion of skeleton in articulation including vertebrae, ribs, pectoral girdle and proximal portion of left humerus.
BRINK, 1986
Locality: Zeekoegat, Venterstad, Free (Orange Free) State, South Africa.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.
Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.
Material:
NMB R62a: Skull.
MAIER, VAN DEN HEEVER & DURAND, 1996Locality: Skerpioenskraal, Murraysburg District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.
Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.
Material:
SAM-PK- K117: Skull.