Muchocephalus, Watson, 1962

Marsicano, Claudia A., Latimer, Elizabeth, Rubidge, Bruce & Smith, Roger M. H., 2017, The Rhinesuchidae and early history of the Stereospondyli (Amphibia: Temnospondyli) at the end of the Palaeozoic, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 181, pp. 357-384 : 373-374

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‘ MUCHOCEPHALUS MUCHOS’ WATSON, 1962

Holotype: BP/1/213, a fairly complete skull without associated mandible ( Fig. 11A–D View Figure 11 ). The catalogue

374 C. A. MARSICANO ET AL.

n u m b e r g i v e n b y Wa t s o n (1 9 6 2: 2 2 9), B P I N o. 350, is incorrect as it is the old museum display number.

Type locality and horizon: Farm Ringsfontein, Murraysburg District (Western Cape Province, South Africa) from the Dicynodon Assemblage Zone (= ‘ Cistecephalus zone’ in Watson, 1962 and the

‘ Daptocephalus zone’ in Kitching, 1978), Lopingian ( Rubidge et al., 2013).

Remarks: See Remarks under ‘ Lydekkerina kitchingi ’.

Status: M. muchos Watson is considered in the present revision as a junior synonym of R. whaitsi Broom as both holotypes are indistinguishable.