Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone

Stratigraphy of the Karoo Supergroup in the Karoo Basin
Period	Group	Formation west of 24°E	Formation east of 24°E	Assemblage Zone
Jurassic	Drakensberg	Hiatus	Drakensberg
	Stormberg		Clarens
Triassic			Elliot
			Molteno
	Beaufort
			Burgersdorp	Cynognathus
			Katberg	Lystrosaurus
			Balfour
Permian				Dicynodon
		Teekloof
				Cistecephalus
			Middleton
				Tropidostoma
				Pristerognathus
		Abrahams-Kraal	Koonap
				Tapinocephalus
				Eodicynodon
	Ecca	Waterford	Waterford
		Tierberg / Fort Brown	Fort Brown
		Laingsburg / Ripon	Ripon
		Collingham	Collingham
		White Hill	White Hill
		Prince Albert	Prince Albert
Carboniferous	Dwyka	Elandsvlei	Elandsvlei
References: Rubidge (2005),[1] Selden and Nudds (2011).[2]

The Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone is a geological stratum and a faunal zone of the Beaufort Group, of the South African Karoo. The name refers to Cistecephalus, a genus of small burrowing, mole-like dicynodont, whose fossils have been found in that structure.

Paleobiota

Synapsids

†Anomodonts

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Cistecephalus	C. microrhinus				A Cistecephalid Dicynodont	Cistecephalus

†Biarmosuchians

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Herpetoskylax	H. hopsoni				A basal Biarmosuchian	Herpetoskylax
Lemurosaurus	L. pricei				A Burnetiamorph	Lemurosaurus
Paraburnetia	P. sneeubergensis				A Burnetiamorph	Paraburnetia

†Gorgonopsians

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Aelurognathus	A. tigriceps				A Gorgonopsid	Aelurognathus
Aelurosaurus	A. felinus				A basal Gorgonopsian	Aelurosaurus
Aloposaurus	A. gracilis				A basal Gorgonopsian	Aloposaurus
Arctognathus	A. curvimola A. breviceps				A Gorgonopsid	Arctognathus
Arctops	A. willistoni				A Gorgonopsid	Arctops
Broomicephalus	B. laticeps				A Gorgonopsid	Broomicephalus
Clelandina	C. rubidgei C. scheepersi				A Gorgonopsid	Clelandina
Cyonosaurus	C. longiceps				A basal Gorgonopsian	Cyonosaurus
Dinogorgon	D. rubidgei				A Gorgonopsid	Dinogorgon
Gorgonops	G. torvus G. whaitsi G. longifrons				A Gorgonopsid	Gorgonops
Lycaenops	Lycaenops ornatus Lycaenops angusticeps				A Gorgonopsid	Lycaenops
Rubidgea	R. atrox				A Gorgonopsid	Rubidgea
Scylacognathus	S. parvus				A Gorgonopsid
Sycosaurus	S. laticeps				A Gorgonopsid

Sauropsids

†Eosuchians

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Galesphyrus	G. capensis				A Galesphyrid Eosuchian

†Millerosaurs

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Milleretta	M. rubidgei				A Millerettid Millerosaur	Milleretta

Procolophonomorphs

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Anthodon	A. serrarius				A Pumiliopareiasaurian Pareiasaur	Anthodon
Owenetta	O. rubidgei				An Owenettid	Owenetta
Pareiasuchus	P. nasicornis P. peringueyi				Jr. synonym of Pareiasaurus
Pumiliopareia	P. pricei				A Pumiliopareiasaurian Pareiasaur	Pumiliopareia

References

1. Rubidge, B.S. (2005). "Re-uniting lost continents – Fossil reptiles from the ancient Karoo and their wanderlust". South African Journal of Geology. 108 (1): 135–172. doi:10.2113/108.1.135.
2. Selden, P.; and Nudds, J. (2011). "Karoo". Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems (2 ed.). Manson Publishing. pp. 104–122. ISBN 9781840761603.

External links

• South Africa at Palaeocritti