Langbergia
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Langbergia is an extinct genus of trirachodontid
cynodont
from the Early Triassic
of South Africa
. The type species
L. modisei was named in 2006. Langbergia was found in the Burgersdorp Formation, a part of the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone
. The closely related trirachodontids Trirachodon
and Cricodon were found in the same area.
Trirachodontidae
Trirachodontidae is an extinct family of cynognathian cynodonts from the Triassic of China and southern Africa. Trirachodontids appeared during the Early Triassic soon after the Permian-Triassic extinction event and quickly spread over a wide geographic area in a comparatively brief amount of time...
cynodont
Cynodont
Cynodontia or cynodonts are a taxon of therapsids which first appeared in the Late Permian and were eventually distributed throughout all seven continents by the Early Triassic . This clade includes modern mammals and their extinct close relatives. They were one of the most diverse groups of...
from the Early Triassic
Early Triassic
The Early Triassic is the first of three epochs of the Triassic period of the geologic timescale. It spans the time between 251 ± 0.4 Ma and 245 ± 1.5 Ma . Rocks from this epoch are collectively known as the Lower Triassic, which is a unit in chronostratigraphy...
of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
L. modisei was named in 2006. Langbergia was found in the Burgersdorp Formation, a part of the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone
Cynognathus Assemblage Zone
The Cynognathus Assemblage Zone is a geological stratum and a faunal zone of the Beaufort Group, of the South African Karoo. The name refers to Cynognathus, a genus of eucynodontian mammal-like reptile, whose fossils have been found in that structure....
. The closely related trirachodontids Trirachodon
Trirachodon
Trirachodon is an extinct genus of tritylodontoid cynodont. Fossils have been found from the Cynognathus Assemblage Zone of the Beaufort Group in South Africa, dating back to the Early and Middle Triassic.-Description:...
and Cricodon were found in the same area.