Genus: Crassigyrinus WATSON, 1929
Etymology: Etymology: Latin, crass, “thick,” and Greek, gyrinos, “tadpole.”

Species: scoticus (LYDEKKER, 1890) WATSON, 1929
Etymology: In reference to Scotland, where the specimen was found.
= Macromerium scoticum LYDEKKER, 1890

Holotype: NHMUK VP R310

Locality: Gilmerton, near Edinburgh, mid-Lothian Province, Scotland, northern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Gilmerton Ironstone, Lower Limestone Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Brigantian, upper Visean, uppermost Dinantion, Visean Epoch, Early Carboniferous (Early Late Mississippian).

Material: Right jaw ramus.

Referred material:

NMS G (was RSM) 1859.33.104: Right side of the skull.

Note: Previously the holotype before NHMUK VP R310 was attributed to Crassigyrinus.

SCHOCH & MILNER, 2014

NMS G.1975.48.5051: Skull fragments.

 

 

GODFREY, 1988

Locality: Greer Limestone Company near Greer, West Virginia.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Visean, uppermost Dinantion, Visean Epoch, Early Carboniferous (Early Pennsylvian).

Material:

MCZ 8950: Ribcae and ventral scales.

 

= Crassigyrinus-like HERBST & HUTCHINSON/SMITHSON ET AL., 2012, CLACK ET AL. 2018

Locality: Burnmouth, Scotland.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Tournasian Epoch, Lowest Mississippian Subperiod, Lowermost Carboniferous period.

Material:

UMZC 2011.91: Partial jaw.

 

PANCHEN & SMITHSON, 1990

Locality: Dora opencast site near Cowdenbeath, Fife Region, Scotland.

Horizon: Dora Bone Bed, (Above Little Splint Coal), Limestone Coal Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Namurian A, Lower Lower Namurian, Lower Silesian Series, Pendleian Stage, Serpukhovian Epoch, Early Carboniferous (Early Late Mississippian).

Material:

NHMUK VP (was BMNH) R10000: Skull and skeleton.

Note: Bony callus formation (healed fracture) in four ribs (PACHEN 1985, HERBST, DOUBE, SMITHSON, CLACK & HUTCHINSON, 2019).

NMS (was RMSy BY ) 1984.15.1: Left sacral rib, left Ilium and left femur.

Note: Left femur is pathologic (HERBST, DOUBE, SMITHSON, CLACK & HUTCHINSON, 2019).

NMS (was RMSy BY ) 1984.15.2: Metatarsal or phalanx.

Note: Lesion on the extensour surface (HERBST, DOUBE, SMITHSON, CLACK & HUTCHINSON, 2019).

NMS (was RMS BY ) G 1984.15.3: Left ischium, incomplete right ilium, right tibia, right fibula, metatarsals, phalanges, neural arch, centrum presacral rib, scutes and unidentified fragments of bone.

Note: Right tibia is pathologic (HERBST, DOUBE, SMITHSON, CLACK & HUTCHINSON, 2019).

NMS (was RMSy BY ) 1984.15.2: Metatarsal or phalanx.

NMS (was RMSy BY ) 1975.5.5: Right ilium and left ischium.

GSE 4722: Fragmentary left jaw.

NMS (was RMSy BY ) 1975.48.50: Posterior left jaw ramus.

NMS (was RMSy BY ) 1975.48.51: Fragmentary skull.

NMS (was RMSy BY ) 1978.3.15DZ: Fragmentary interclavicle.

 

 

PANCHEN, 1985

= ?Anthracosaurus russelli LYDEKKER
Etymology:

Locality: ?Airdrie Ironstone, ? Edinburgh, mid-Lothian Region, Scotland, northern United Kingdom.

Horizon: Gilmerton Ironstone, Lower Limestone Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Brigantian, upper Visean, uppermost Dinantion, Visean Epoch, Early Carboniferous (Early Late Mississippian).

Material:

NHMUK VP (was BMNH) R30532: Fragmentary skull.