Species: bombidens (OWEN, 1876) HAUGHTON & BRINK, 1954
Etymology:
= Pareiasaurus bombidens OWEN, 1876
= Pariasaurus bombidens LYDEKKER, 1890 (sic)
Holotype: NHMUK PV (old BMNH) R1714
Locality: Varsfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.
Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Matrial: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.
Referred material:
BROOM, 1935
BROOM, 1935
OWEN, 1876
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA. 16: Front part of skull.
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA. 17: Cervical vertebra.
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA. 18: Centrum and neural arch, waiting the spine, of a dorsal vertebra.
Locality: Versfontein, Mr. Luttig’s Farm, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA. 22: Right scapula, coracoid and humerus.
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA. 23: Right humerus.
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA. 24: Left humerus.
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA 25 Right ulna.
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA 26: Fragmentary right ilium.
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA 27: Fragmentary left ilium.
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA 28: Proximal part of right femur.
Locality: “Jan Willem’s Farm”, South Africa.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Permian.
Material:
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) SA 29: Right tibia.
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Species: baini (SEELEY, 1892) WATSON, 1914
Etymology: In honor of Father of South African paleontology, Andrew Geddes Bain (1897-1864).
= Pareiasaurus baini SEELEY, 1892
Holotype: NHMUK PV (old BMNH) R 1971
Locality: De Bad, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.
Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material: Skull, lower jaw and virtually complete postcranium lacking only some ribs, cheverons and parts of the mani and pedes.
Referred material:
SAM-PK- 9093: Complete skull and lower jaw.
BOONSTRA, 1934
SAM-PK- 1204: Fragmentary right scapulocoracoid.
SAM-PK- 9001: Skull, right and left scapulocoracoid, right and left clavicle, partial interclavicle, and right humerus with osteoderms.
SAM-PK- 9089: Right and left scapulocoracoid, fragmentary right and left clavicle, partial interclavicale, and left humerus.
SAM-PK- 9105: Skull, fragmentary right and left scapula, right and left clavicle, partial interclavicle, right and left humerus, right and left ulna, right and left radius, and partial right pes.
HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1930
SAM-PK- 9089, 9136, 9104, 5015: Fragmentary skulls and skeletons.
LEE, 1997…A skull in the Geological Institute, Tubigen, described by Huene (1931) also belongs to this species.
VAN DEN BRANT, BENOIT, ABDALA & RUBIDGE, 2021
CGP/1/2268: Large skull and articulated anterior half of the postcranium.
CGP/1/2269: Juvenile skull and articulated anterior third of thepostcranium.
Locality: Hottentotsrivier, , Beaufort West,Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.
Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM-PK-3533: Fragmentary skull and skeleton.
Locality: Leeurivier, Beaufort West,Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.
Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM 5127: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.
HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Locality: Abrahams Kraal, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Lower Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM 4347: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.
HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Locality: Grootfontein, Beaufort West District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM-PK- 4999: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.
= Bradysaurus vanderbyli HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology:Holotype: SAM-PK-3718
Locality: Abrahams Kraal, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material: Complete skull and lower jaw, most of the shoulder and pelvic girdles, unprepared dorsal and caudal vertebrae, possibly with osteoderms, parts of both hindlimbs.
Referred material:
BOONSTRA, 1929
SAM-PK- 5015: Manus.
HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1930
SAM-PK- 9169: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton with osteoderms.
Locality: Riet Kuil, Beaufort West District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM-PK- 4345: Complete skull and lower jaw, fragmentary skeleton with osteoderms.
Locality: Zwarts Siding, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM-PK- 6242: Right and partial left scapulocoracoid, right clavicle, parts of right and left humerus, right and left ulna and right radius.
Locality: Mynhardts Kraal, Beaufort West District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM-PK- 8941: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.
= Platyoropha broomi HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology: In honor of Robert Broom (1866-1951), Scottish vertebrate paleontologist and scholar of South African mammal-like reptiles.
= Bradysaurus broomi (HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929) KUHN, 1961Holotype: SAM 5002
Locality: Vogelfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material: A complete skull, shoulder and pelvic girdles, both femora, 14 presacral, first 3 sacral and some caudal vertebrae, ribs and some osteoderms.
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Species: seeleyi HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology: In honor of H. G. Seeley.
Holotype: NHMUK PV (old BMNH) 49426
Locality: Palmietfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.
Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material: Complete skull, complete lower jaw, incomplete vertebral column lacking anterior dorsals and posterior caudals, some ribs and osteoderms, portions of the shoudler and pelvic girdle.
Referred material:
NHMUK PV (old BMNH) R1970 (the Tamboer specimen): Skull.
BOONSTRA, 1934
SAM-PK- 8933: Skull.
Locality: Kruisvlei, Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.
Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM 9165: Partial left scapulacoracoid, left clavicle, partial interclavicle, left humers, and left ulna.
HAUGHTON, & BOONSTRA, 1930
SAM-PK- 9168: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton with osteoderms.
SAM-PK- 9144: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.
Locality: Vogelfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SMA-PK-9137: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.
Locality: Groot Kruidfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM-PK- 5624: Fragmentary skull, articular end of a righ ramus missing.
HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Locality: Vogelfontein, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material:
SAM-PK- 9115: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary mandible.
Neotype: SAM-PK- 5012
Locality: Abrhams Kraal, Prince Albert District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone.Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.
Material: Skull missing most of right side, portion of right lower jaw, 5 dorsal and some anterior caudal vertebrae, partially unprepared and possibly with osteoderms, most of right shoulder girdle, forelimb and hindlimb, portions of left femur and tibia, isolated phalanges. A right ulna also bears this institutional number, but the labelling has been done in a different pen and this element clearly belongs to a different animal.
Referred material:
AMNH 5604: Cast.
LEE, 1997…A juvenile skull in a private collection, described by Broom (1924), also probably belongs to this species, but can no longer be located.