First occurrence of the dicynodont Digalodon (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Lopingian upper Madumabisa Mudstone Formation, Luangwa Basin, Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorAngielczyk, Kenneth D.
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-24T09:01:02Z
dc.date.available2019-04-24T09:01:02Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.description.abstractDigalodon is a rare emydopoid dicynodont first described from upper Permian rocks in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. During fieldwork in the upper Madumabisa Mudstone Formation of the Luangwa Basin (Zambia) in 2014, a small dicynodont skull was discovered that conforms very well to the recently revised diagnosis of Digalodon rubidgei, although some minor differences between the Zambian and South African specimens are apparent. The Zambian occurrence of Digalodon expands the known geographic range of the genus, which was previously limited to a small set of localities in the vicinity of the town of Graaff-Reinet (Eastern Cape). Based on historical specimens, Digalodon is thought to have a comparatively short stratigraphic range in the Balfour Formation that spans the boundary between the Cistecephalus and Daptocephalus assemblage zones. This observation may allow refinement of biostratigraphic correlations between the Karoo and Luangwa Basins, but discovery of more precisely-provenanced specimens in the Karoo is needed to fully assess Digalodon’s biostratigraphic utility.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianJNC2019en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding for fieldwork was provided by the National Geographic Society (CRE 8571-08 to J.S. Steyer; NGS-158R-18 to B. Peecook), the National Science Foundation (EAR-1337291 to K.D.A.; EAR-1337569 to C. Sidor), and The FieldMuseumIDP Foundation, Inc.African Training andAfrican Partner Programs (to K.D.A.)en_ZA
dc.funderPalaeontological Scientific Trust (PAST)en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2410-4418
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/26832
dc.journal.titlePalaeontologia africanaen_ZA
dc.journal.volume53en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherEvolutionary Studies Instituteen_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright 2019 the Authoren_ZA
dc.subjectSynapsidaen_ZA
dc.subjectDicynodontiaen_ZA
dc.subjectEmydopoideaen_ZA
dc.subjectPermianen_ZA
dc.subjectbiostratigraphyen_ZA
dc.subjectbiogeographyen_ZA
dc.titleFirst occurrence of the dicynodont Digalodon (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Lopingian upper Madumabisa Mudstone Formation, Luangwa Basin, Zambiaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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