Genus: Zinnosaurus BOONSTRA, 1964
Etymology: In honor of H. Zinn, technical assistant who accompanied Boonstra on collecting trips, Greek, sauros, “lizard”: Zinn’s lizard.

Species: paucidens BOONSTRA, 1964
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Holotype: SAM 12185

Locality: Meyerspoort, Beaufort West, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Horizon: Middle Abrahamskraal Formation.

Biostratigraphy: Tapinocephalus zone (Dinocephalian zone KEYSER, 1979, SACS, 1980, KEYSER & SMITH, 1977-78, Lower Tapinocephalus zone, KITCHING, 1970, 1977, WATSON, 1914).

Age: Early Tatarian age, Guadelupian Stage, Middle Zeichstein Epoch, Middle Permian.

Material: Skull with lower jaw, scapulo-coracoid, humeri, ends of femora.