Re-evaluation of the postcranial skeleton of the Triassic dicynodont Kannemeyria simocephalus from the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone (Subzone B) of South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorGovender, Romala
dc.contributor.authorHancox, Phillip John
dc.contributor.authorYates, Adam M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-18T07:37:46Z
dc.date.available2014-02-18T07:37:46Z
dc.date.issued2008-04
dc.description.abstractKannemeyeria simocephalus is probably the best known Middle Triassic dicynodont from South Africa and has been the standard against which other Triassic dicynodonts are compared. In the past studies have concentrated on the cranial morphology of K. simocephalus and its implications for Triassic dicynodont taxonomy and phylogeny. There has been little work on the postcranial anatomy of K. simocephalus, which remains poorly understood. An analysis of the postcranial skeleton of K. simocephalus has identified characters that diagnose the postcranial skeleton. These include a tubercle on the proximo-posterior corner of the medial surface of the acromion; almost straight lateral border of the femur. Material previously described as K. simocephalus by Pearson (1924) and Cruickshank (1975) was also included in this study. Some of the material was found to be significantly different from what is understood to be K. simocephalus and as a result has been included a separate study. It was therefore concluded that the referred specimen BP/1/5624 is currently the most complete and positively identified as K. simocephalus.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0078-8554
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net10539/13806
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherBernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, University of the Witwatersranden_ZA
dc.subjectTriassicen_ZA
dc.subjectDicynodonten_ZA
dc.subjectKannemeyeriaen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectCynognathus Assemblage Zoneen_ZA
dc.titleRe-evaluation of the postcranial skeleton of the Triassic dicynodont Kannemeyria simocephalus from the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone (Subzone B) of South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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