Springfontein, Graaff-Reinet (Permian of South Africa)

Where: Eastern Cape, South Africa (32.3° S, 24.5° E: paleocoordinates 62.7° S, 29.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone other zone, Beaufort Group, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone is constrained to Wuchiapingian on the basis of radioisotopic data

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: RC: Rubidge Collection, Wellwood

Primary reference: D. S. Sigogneau-Russell. 1989. Theriodontia I: Phthinosuchia, Biarmosuchia, Eotitanosuchia, Gorgonopsia. Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology [R. Butler/R. Butler/R. Butler]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 178743: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 13.05.2016

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Taxonomic list

Osteichthyes
 Therapsida - Gorgonopidae
"Cyniscops longiceps n. sp." = Cyonosaurus longiceps
"Cyniscops longiceps n. sp." = Cyonosaurus longiceps Olson 1937 therapsid
RC 75, badly preserved skull and mandible