A new find of Trematosuchus (Amphibia, Temnospondyli) from the Cynognathus Zone of South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorShishkin, Michael A
dc.contributor.authorWelman, Johann
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-08T13:36:00Z
dc.date.available2015-01-08T13:36:00Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractSome aspects of the cranial morphology of Trematosuchus sobeyi, a temnospondylous Trematosaurid amphibian from the South African Cynognathus Zone, are described in detail for the first time from a new fossil find referred to this form. The new specimen is similar in size to that of the holotype of Trematosuchus sobeyi but differs in the more moderate elongation of the snout. Apart from the presence of the septomaxilla, the validity of the genus Trematosuchus is reconfirmed inter alia by its much larger size and the position of the supraorbital sensory groove alongside the lachrymal margin rather than crossing this bone. This last characteristic differentiates Trematosuchus from all other trematosauroids. T. Sobeyi is of particular importance since it represents the only purely freshwater Gondwanan form closely comparable to the European Trematosaurus. The presence of T. Sobeyi in the lowermost strata of the Cynognathus Zone in South Africa, in association with some other forms related to the Upper Olenekian (Middle Buntsandstein) tetrapod assemblage of Europe, indicates that these strata belong to the Scythian in contrast to the higher strata of the Cynognathus Zone which are Anisian.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0078-8554
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/16277
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherBernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Researchen_ZA
dc.subjectTrematosauridaeen_ZA
dc.subjectbiostratigraphyen_ZA
dc.subjectCynognathus zoneen_ZA
dc.titleA new find of Trematosuchus (Amphibia, Temnospondyli) from the Cynognathus Zone of South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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