Genus: Scylacops BROOM, 1913
Etymology: Greek, skylak- (skylax), “young dog” and Greek, ops, “face”: Dog face.
= Sycocephalus BRINK & KITCHING, 1953
Etymology: Greek, sykon, “fig”, Greek, kephale, “head” + us (m): Fig head.

Species: capensis BROOM, 1913
Etymology:

Holotype: SAM 2343

Locality: Dunedin, Beaufort West District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone (formerly Aulacephalodon-Cistecephalus zone KEYSER, 1979, SACS, 1980, Aulacephalodon baini zone KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Upper Cistecephalus Zone, KITCHING, 1970, 77, Lower Cistecephalus zone WATSON, 1914).

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material: Skull and dentary, an incomplete and crushed pectoral girdle, a good sternum and humerus and some cervical vertebrae.

Referred material:

SAM 10188: Skull, dentary, humerus, radius, ulna, tibia, fibula, and some crushed vertebrae.

 

 

Locality: Wellwood, Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone (formerly Aulacephalodon-Cistecephalus zone KEYSER, 1979, SACS, 1980, Aulacephalodon baini zone KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Upper Cistecephalus Zone, KITCHING, 1970, 77, Lower Cistecephalus zone WATSON, 1914).

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material:

SAM 3444: Skull and dentary.

 

 

Locality: Kingoria, B 19, Tanzaia, Tanganyka, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Dicynodon zone (Dicynodon lacerticeps-Whaitsia zone, KEYSER 1979, SACS 1980, Dicynodon laticerticeps zone KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Daptocephalus zone KITCHING, 1970, 1977, Upper Cistecephalus zone WATSON, 1914)

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material:

MZC T 885 (FRP 93): Skull and cervical vertebrae.

 

BOONSTRA, 1934

Locality: ?Fort Beaufort, Beaufort West District, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone.

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material:

BMNH R47098: Skull and dentary.

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Species: bigendens (BRINK & KITCHING, 1953)
Etymology:
= Sycocephalus bigendens BRINK & KITCHING, 1953

Holotype: BP 266

Locality: Sondagsriviershoek, Camdeboo, Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy: Cistecephalus zone (formerly Aulacephalodon-Cistecephalus zone KEYSER, 1979, SACS, 1980, Aulacephalodon baini zone KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Upper Cistecephalus Zone, KITCHING, 1970, 77, Lower Cistecephalus zone WATSON, 1914).

Age: Tatarian Age, Lopingian Subepoch, Zechstein Epoch, Late Permian.

Material: Skull.