Clelandina

This little gorgonopsid with a stocky built is characterized by an extremely broad skull with a short snout. It has been suggested to be congeneric with Broomicephalus. Two species, C. rubidgei and C. scheepersi have been described.

I Name

Clelandina rubidgei

Authority

Broom, 1948

Size

Skull length: 21 cm ,Length: 1.1 m?

Remains

Holotype (RC 57): flattened and incomplete skull

Age and Distribution

Horizon: Cistecephalus assemblage zone, Beaufort group, Upper Permian (Wuchiapingian).

Type locality: Karoo basin, South Africa.

Classification

Synapsida Therapsida Gorgonopsia Gorgonopsidae Rubidgeinae

Further Reading

Broom, R., 1948, A contribution to our knowledge of the vertebrates of the Karroo beds of south Africa: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, v. 61, part 2, n. 21, p. 577-629.

Sigogneau, D., 1970. Revision Systematique des Gorgonopsiens Sud-Africains: Cahiers de Paleontologie, 414pp.

Gebauer E., 2007. Phylogeny and Evolution of the Gorgonopsia with a Special Reference to the Skull and Skeleton of GPIT/RE/7113, doctoral dissertation.

II Name

Clelandina scheepersi

Authority

(Brink & Kitching, 1953)

Size

Skull length: 19 cm ,Length: 1 m?

Remains

Holotype (RC 102): distorted skull

Age and Distribution

Horizon: Cistecephalus assemblage zone, Beaufort group, Upper Permian (Wuchiapingian).

Type locality: Karoo basin, South Africa.

Classification

Synapsida Therapsida Gorgonopsia Gorgonopsidae

Further Reading

Brink, A. S., and Kitching, J. W., 1953, Studies on new specimens of Gorgonopsia: Palaeontographica africana, v. 1, p. 1-28.

Sigogneau, D., 1970 and Gebauer E., 2007 as above.

Synonyms

Dracocephalus scheepersi Brink & Kitching, 1953