Genus: Smilesaurus BROOM, 1948
Etymology: 

Species: ferox BROOM, 1948
Etymology: Latin, ferox, "bold, wild, fierece."
= Arctops? ferox (BROOM, 1948) SIGOGNEAU, 1970
= Aelurognathus ferox (BROOM, 1948) GEBAUER, 2007

Holotype: RC 62

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

Horizon: Oudeberg Member, Teekloof Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material: Skull and dentary.

Referred material:

KAMMERER, 2016

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

Horizon: Oudeberg Member, Teekloof Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material:

B 352: A mostly unprepared, complete skull.

 

Localtiy: Eselskop, Pearston, Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Oudeberg Member, Teekloof Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material:

PB/1/4409: A complete, distorted skull adn lower jaws with attached postcranial elemetns.

BP/1/4410: A complete, small skull.

 

Localtiy: Platrivier, Pearston, Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Oudeberg Member, Teekloof Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material:

CGS WB 213: Complete skull and lower jaws.

 

 

Locality: De Hoop annex Non. 2, Kulspoort, Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Oudeberg Member, Teekloof Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Lower Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material: CGS RS 176: A nearly complete skull, mising the left temporal arch.

 

Locality: Riersvlei, Fraserburg, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Permian.

Material:

CGS S 231: A snouth and anterior lower jaws.

 

Locality: Groote Riet Valley, Somerset East District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

         Horizon:

         Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material:

CGS WB 22: A nearly complte skull.

 

Locality: Quaggasfontein, Doelsberg, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Permian.

Material: NMQR 480: A laterall crushed skull.

 

Locality: Unknown, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Permian.

Material:

TM 4986: A complete, laterally crushed skull and jaws.

 

= Arctops? ferox SIGOGNEAU, 1970

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

Horizon: Oudeberg Member, Teekloof Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material:

 BP/1/2465: A complete skull, and right mandible.

 

= Smilesaurus maccabei BROOM, 1948
Etymology:

Holotype: RC 81

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

Horizon: Oudeberg Member, Teekloof Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Lower Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material: Skull and dentary.

 

= Parodocephalus wallacei BROOM, 1948
Etymology:

Holotype: RC 82

Locality: Upper Dalham, South Africa.

Horizon: Oudeberg Member, Teekloof Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material: Fragmentary skull and dentary.

Referred material:

Locality: Ou Plaas, Richmond District, Free (Orange Free) State, South Africa.

Horizon: Oudeberg Member, Teekloof Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

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

Material:

BP 226: Skull and dentary.

TMP 132: Fragmentary skull.

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