Saturday 23 November 2013

Riebeeckosaurus longirostris

This medium size Tapinocephalid differs from the others by its extremely elongated snout.

Name
Riebeeckosaurus longirostris
Authority
Boonstra, 1952
Meaning of generic name
Riebeeck's Lizard
[Meaning of specific name
Long Beak]
Size
Skull length: 45 cm, Length: 2.5 m
Remains
Two skulls.
Age and Distribution
Horizon: Middle Tapinocephalus assemblage zone, Lower Beaufort beds, Middle Permian (Capitanian).

Type locality: Beaufort West, Karoo basin, South Africa.
Classification
Synapsida Therapsida Dinocephalia Tapinocephalia Tapinocephalidae
Further Reading
Boonstra, L. D., 1952. ‘n. Nuwe tapinocephalidae, Riebeeckosaurus longisrostris gen. et sp. nov: Tydskr. Wet. Kuns, v. 12, p. 246-249.

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