Re-identification and updated stratigraphic context of the holotypes of the late Permian tetrapods Dicynodon ingens and Scymnosaurus warreni from KwaZulu-Natal

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dc.contributor.authorGroenewald, David P
dc.contributor.authorKammerer, Christian F
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-23T08:23:36Z
dc.date.available2023-11-23T08:23:36Z
dc.date.issued2023
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dc.description.abstractTwo historical therapsid holotypes held in the collections of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum (Dicynodon ingens Broom, 1907 and Scymnosaurus warreni Broom, 1907) are redescribed. The holotype of D. ingens is a snout tip of a large dicynodontoid that can be re-identified as a specimen of Daptocephalus leoniceps based on premaxillary proportions and palatal morphology. The holotype of S. warreni consists of a dorsoventrally crushed therocephalian snout, which is here re-identified as that of Moschorhinus kitchingi based on size, general proportions, tooth count, and septomaxillary morphology. The localities of both specimens are biostratigraphically assigned to the Lystrosaurus maccaigi-Moschorhinus Subzone of the Daptocephalus Assemblage Zone (latest Permian).
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dc.description.sponsorshipGENUS (DSI/NRF Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences) the National Research Foundation (NRF) the Palaeontological Scientific Trust (PAST) the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) CERCA Programme (Generalitat de Catalunya) Consolidated Research Group 2021 SGR 01184 European Union’s Horizon Europe Marie Skodowska-Curie actions (GA:101060666 to D.P.G.)
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dc.identifier.issn2410-4418
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/37143
dc.journal.titlePalaeontologia africana
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEvolutionary Studies Institute
dc.rightsCopyright 2023 the Authors. This is an open-access article published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License (CC BY4.0). To view a copy of the license, please visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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dc.subjectKaroo Basin
dc.subjectBalfour Formation
dc.subjectbiostratigraphy
dc.subjectBroom holotypes
dc.subjectKwaZulu-Natal Province
dc.subjectDaptocephalus Assemblage Zone
dc.subjectLopingian
dc.titleRe-identification and updated stratigraphic context of the holotypes of the late Permian tetrapods Dicynodon ingens and Scymnosaurus warreni from KwaZulu-Natal
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