Genus: Bradysaurus WATSON, 1914
Etymology: Greek, bradys, “slow, heavy” and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Slow lizard.
= Brachypareia HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology: Greek, brachys, “short” and Greek, pareia, “cheek”: Short cheek.
= Bradypareia HUENE, 1956 (sic)
= Bradysuchus HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology: Greek, bradys, “slow, heavy”, Greek, soukhos, “crocodile”: Slow crocodile.
= Platyoropha HAUGHTON & BOONSTRA, 1929
Etymology: Greek, platys, “broad, flat”, Greek, orophe, “roof”: Broad roof.

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, 1961

Holotype: 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.

 

= Bradysaurus rogersi

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.