Bauria cynops Broom, 1909
Systematics: Synapsida Therapsida Therocephalia Bauriidae Bauriinae
Size: 60 cmlong
Type Horizon and Locality: Middle Triassic, Cynognathus Assemblage zone, Burgersdorp Formation, Beaufort Group (Anisian) Eastern Cape, South Africa
Type Specimen: SAM 1333, a skull
Type Horizon and Locality: Middle Triassic, Cynognathus Assemblage zone, Burgersdorp Formation, Beaufort Group (Anisian) Eastern Cape, South Africa
Type Specimen: SAM 1333, a skull
Bauria was a small carnivorous therocephalian mostly known from skulls. It was named by Robert Broom in 1909 in honor of German Vertebrate Paleontologist George Baur.
May 31, 2021
References:
Brink, A. (1963). On Bauria cynops Broom. Palaeontologia africana, 8, 39-56.
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