Genus: Promoschorhynchus BRINK, 1954
Etymology: Greek, pro-, “before” + Moschorhynchus: Before Moschorhynchus.

Species: platyrhinus BRINK, 1954
Etymology:

Holotype: BP No. F484/M192

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

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Dicynodon zone (Dicynodon lacerticeps-Whaitsia zone, KEYSER 1979, SACS 1980, Dicynodon laticerticeps zone KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Daptocephalus zone KITCHING, 1970, 1977, Upper Cistecephalus zone WATSON, 1914)

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

Material: A snout including part of the interorbital region but lacking the orbital margins and the lower jaws is missing.

Referred material:

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

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Dicynodon zone (Dicynodon lacerticeps-Whaitsia zone, KEYSER 1979, SACS 1980, Dicynodon laticerticeps zone KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Daptocephalus zone KITCHING, 1970, 1977, Upper Cistecephalus zone WATSON, 1914)

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

Material:

RC No. 116: An almost complete skull with lower jaw, the entire dorsal surface of the skull and dorso-lateral portions of the occiput have been weathered away.

 


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

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Dicynodon zone (Dicynodon lacerticeps-Whaitsia zone, KEYSER 1979, SACS 1980, Dicynodon laticerticeps zone KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Daptocephalus zone KITCHING, 1970, 1977, Upper Cistecephalus zone WATSON, 1914)

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

Material:

BSP, KC No. R85: Snout.

 

= Promoschorhynchus cf. P. platyrhinus HUTTENLOCKER, SIDOR & SMITH, 2011

Locality: Bethel 763, Bethulie District, Free State Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Palingkloof Member, Balfour Formation, Beaufort Group, Karoo Supergroup.

Biostratigraphy: Lowermost Lystrosaurus Assemblage.

Age: Early Scythian Epoch, Early Triassic.

Material:

SAM-PK-K10014: Nearly complete skull, mediolaterally compressed and lacking left zygomatic arch, left and right dentaries, right postdentary bones, associated postcranial material comprising much of the anterior skeleton (including pectoral girdles and forelimb), tibia, fibula and isolated podials.

 


MAIER, VAN DEN HEEVER & DURAND, 1996

Council for Geoscience, Petoria, South Africa, GS GHG 325

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Material: Complete skull.