Nochelesaurus alexandri

Also known as Embrithosaurus angustus, this primitive member of the Pareiasaurs was quite large and had a long and narrow skull.

Name

Nochelesaurus alexandri

Authority

Haughton and Boonstra, 1929

Size

Length: 3 m

Remains

Skulls.

Age and Distribution

Upper Permian (Capitanian). Lower to Upper Tapinocephalus zone, Lower Beaufort Beds, Karoo basin, South Africa.

Classification

Anapsida Hallucicrania Pareiasauria

Synonyms

Embrithosaurus alexanderi (Haughton and Boonstra, 1929), Dolichopareia angusta Haughton and Boonstra, 1929, Embrithosaurus angustus (Haughton & Boonstra, 1929), Brachypareia watsoni Haughton and Boonstra, 1929, Pareiasaurus bombidens Seeley, 1888, Bradysaurus watsoni (Haughton & Boonstra, 1929)