Abrahamskraal formation
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The Abrahamskraal is the lowermost formation of the Beaufort group
. Early Guadalupian in age it corresponds to the Eodicynodon faunal assemblage zone.
Beaufort Group
The Beaufort Group is the third of the main subdivisions of the Karoo Supergroup of geological strata in Southern Africa. It follows conformably after the Ecca Group and consists essentially of sandstones and shales, deposited in the Karoo Basin from the Middle Permian to the early part of the...
. Early Guadalupian in age it corresponds to the Eodicynodon faunal assemblage zone.
Therapsida
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes |
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Australosyodon nyaphuli |
A Anteosaurid Dinocephalian | ||||
Tapinocaninus pamelae |
A Tapinocephaline Dinocephalian | ||||
Eodicynodon oosthuizeni |
A Basal Dicynodont Dicynodont Dicynodontia is a taxon of anomodont therapsids or mammal-like reptiles. Dicynodonts were small to large herbivorous animals with two tusks, hence their name, which means 'two dog tooth'... Anomodont Anomodont The Anomodontia were a major group of therapsids, an extinct group of animals commonly known as "mammal-like reptiles." They were mostly toothless herbivores. During the Middle Permian they were very diverse, including groups like the Venyukovioidea, the Dromasauria, the Dicynodontia, and early... . |
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Patranomodon nyaphuli |
A Basal Anomodont Anomodont The Anomodontia were a major group of therapsids, an extinct group of animals commonly known as "mammal-like reptiles." They were mostly toothless herbivores. During the Middle Permian they were very diverse, including groups like the Venyukovioidea, the Dromasauria, the Dicynodontia, and early... . |
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Ictidosaurus angusticeps |
A Therocephalian. | ||||
Glanosuchus macrops |
A Therocephalian. |